Bill Gates's situation was the same. Later, the media questioned Bill Gates's supervisor. Although the supervisor praised Bill Gates all the time, he vaguely revealed some information that Bill Gates could not keep up with Harvard's studies at that time. He failed many subjects and could not get credits.
However, this was not surprising. After all, Bill Gates and his partner, Allen, were developing software and setting up Microsoft at that time. It was an exaggeration to say that he was not in school for five days a week. The other two days were Saturday and Sunday. It was impossible for Bill Gates to get good grades!
Of course, universities in the United States generally did not expel students, but they also did not issue a graduation certificate to students. Not only could the students not graduate, but they also had to pay a large amount of tuition every year. It was a terrible feeling.
In addition, Microsoft had been established at that time. There was a lot of complicated work every day. His grades were getting worse and worse. So, Bill Gates and Boss Jia chose to take the initiative to torture the university and ruin their reputation.
It was better to drop out directly. This way, they could make progress by retreating and establish their glorious image at the same time.
Therefore, Boss Jia and Bill Gates were quite similar.
About 20 years later, another person repeated Bill Gates's life. This person was called Zuckerberg. He also chose to drop out of Harvard University and set up Facebook.
However, unlike Bill Gates who dropped out because he could not keep up with his studies, Zuckerberg dropped out because he could not stay in school anymore.
In fact, when he was at Harvard University, Zuckerberg had already created the predecessor of Facebook, which was similar to the school's intranet.
However, because Zuckerberg posted some photos of the school's handsome boys and girls on the website, and then asked the school's alumni to vote on the website for the most handsome and the hottest one among them, the website was overcrowded. Even Harvard University's own server exploded, so Harvard University ordered the website to be shut down.
After that, because his photos were stolen and posted on the web, it caused strong disgust among some students. The United States still attached great importance to the right to privacy, so these students chose to sue Zuckerberg. It was not until Zuckerberg had no choice but to publicly apologize to everyone that the incident subsided.
However, at this time, Zuckerberg's reputation had been tarnished. He was being pointed at in school and had become a complete joke. Therefore, Zuckerberg remembered the feat of his predecessor, Bill Gates, and also dropped out of school. Sure enough, the power of an example was endless.
It's worth mentioning that after Facebook became famous, Harvard University thought it was a very honorable thing to do, so they invited Zuckerberg back and gave him an honorary doctorate.
From this, it could be seen that Zuckerberg was more shameless than Bill Gates.
After all, Bill Gates had also received the same invitation. However, he wanted to save face and felt that he was too ashamed to accept this degree, so he rejected it.
Zuckerberg, on the other hand, happily accepted the degree. He even had the face to give a speech to all the juniors at the graduation ceremony, telling them about his successful experience.
Sure enough, Harvard's younger generation beats the older generation, and each generation is more shameless than the previous!
Ahem, that's a bit off topic. Back to the topic.
Because his heart was greatly hurt, Bill Gates suddenly found that he needed the comfort of his family, so he went home to see his father.
After all, his father still loved his son. He first accompanied his son on a day off. When he found his son drinking alone, he said, "Back then, there was someone who pursued your mother with me!"
"Oh …" Bill Gates's ears twitched.
Although he was still sad at this time, if he could hear the gossip of his parents, this sadness didn't seem to matter.
"That person was better than me, at least in the eyes of the people around him!" His father said with a smile, "He was very tall, very strong, and had a very bright smile.
"And he was very good at football. He was the main player of the school.
"He even knows how to play the guitar. When he played a song at our school's evening party, a few girls cried when they heard it!"
"He always had all kinds of chocolates and love letters in his locker. Some girls even put their underwear in there. He was the dream lover of all the girls at that time!
"But he took a fancy to your mother and pestered her every day. At first, your mother also appreciated him very much. The two were even boyfriend and girlfriend for a period of time!" His father's words were full of vicissitudes. "As for me, although I'm tall and handsome, I don't like sports and I'm a bit gloomy. I don't have many good friends in school and I'm always alone. Other than being good at studying, I don't have any other specialties."
"I didn't even dare to confess to your mother. I could only like her silently."
"But …" Bill Gates asked curiously, "You've been laying the groundwork for so long. It should be time for a 'but'!"
"But …" The corners of Old Gates' mouth revealed a trace of a proud smile as he said, "But my grades were good, and I was admitted to Harvard. As for him, he wandered around for several years, full of ambition, but in the end, he became a car mechanic. The first day he and your mother came to visit, your grandfather almost broke their legs and chased them out!"
"After I graduated from university, I became your grandfather's private lawyer and helped him deal with many crises. Your grandfather thought that I was very good, and knew that I was your mother's classmate. He had been secretly liking her for so many years, so he married your mother to me!
"Your mother was a filial child. Plus, I was good in all aspects, and I had the support of your grandfather. In the end, she married me without a hitch."
"…" Bill Gates opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but felt that he had nothing to say.
It was no wonder that he always felt that his parents seemed to be in harmony on the surface but were actually at odds with each other. It turned out that there was such a story behind it. But what was the meaning of his father telling him such a story?
Bill Gates looked at his father in confusion, and then he heard his father say, "I heard that you have a competitor now, and this competitor has a lot of tricks up his sleeves!
But you have to remember, no matter how many tricks he has up his sleeves, as long as he is not as strong as you, then everything is not important.
"Just like your father, he focused on his studies, went to Harvard, and became a social elite. Only then could he get your grandfather's approval and marry your mother!
"It's the same for you. Your Microsoft still has 99% of the market share, and your operating system still has the best talents. You even have the help of hundreds of thousands of software developers!
"These are your strengths. You have far surpassed your opponent. It's just that your opponent is using all kinds of tricks to make you think that he is very powerful!
"You only need to control yourself well and continuously improve your own strength. Instead of competing with your opponent on those trivial matters, it's better to bring out your new product as soon as possible!"
"As long as your new product can defeat your opponent in all aspects, then the users will know what to choose!"
"Father …" Bill Gates looked at his father in shock. He suddenly realized that he had always thought that his father was not good enough for his mother. This might be a very serious mistake.
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