Armchair Expert episode 861
Bill Gates (Live in San Francisco)
Bill Gates joins Dax Shepard live in San Francisco to share his memoir, Source Code, the origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age. Bill discusses how he views the privilege of his upbringing factoring into his success, what a terrible pre-school student he was, and being made aware a few years ago that he might be on the autism spectrum. Bill and Dax talk about dealing with awkwardness by becoming the class clown, the grade school origins of Microsoft, and how the tragic death of his closest friend in his early teens impacted the rest of his life. Bill explains how he managed his ego without it being a destructive force while knowing he was the smartest on the room, that he would've traded some of his accomplishments for a bit of romance, and being more of a rascal than people realize.
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Bill Gates joins Dax Shepard live in San Francisco to share his memoir, Source Code, the origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age. Bill discusses how he views the privilege of his upbringing factoring into his success, what a terrible pre-school student he was, and being made aware a few years ago that he might be on the autism spectrum. Bill and Dax talk about dealing with awkwardness by becoming the class clown, the grade school origins of Microsoft, and how the tragic death of his closest friend in his early teens impacted the rest of his life. Bill explains how he managed his ego without it being a destructive force while knowing he was the smartest on the room, that he would've traded some of his accomplishments for a bit of romance, and being more of a rascal than people realize.
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- Oh, lovely. Are the women I saw in a Volkswagen microbus. Where are you? I was walking
- and help you finish this scheduling program which is so sweet and beautiful.
- Well, nobody's luckier than I am. Great job. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks