7 Things You Didn't Know About Bill Gates


Updated 06/13/11 2:37 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Bill Gates Facts Learned From the Daily Mail Interview

We already know a bit about the life and times of Bill Gates, but during a recent interview with the UK's Daily Mail, we get an even closer look at the billionaire Microsoft mogul. Bill Gates still resides at the top of Forbes's richest list but here are a few facts you may not have known: He's an honorary knight — The Queen of England gave Bill Gates an honorary knighthood back in 2005. He Read more

5 Billionaire Habits to Pick Up


Updated 05/10/11 1:20 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Tips to Learn From Billionaires

Billionaires didn't get to where they are just by snapping their fingers. It took a lot of hard work and determination for them to make the big bucks, and many of them have frugal habits that are applicable to all savers, which include non-billionaires like you and I. Learn some savvy lessons from these 5 billionaires — they sure know what they're doing! Read more

The Positives and Negatives of the Forbes Billionaire List


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What Value Does the Forbes Billionaires List Have?

The web has been buzzing about the recently released The World's Billionaires list by Forbes, and this made me think about if the data really matters to us since our lives are so far removed from people who have a net worth of more than 10 figures. Further, the list isn't totally accurate — there are apparently a lot of billionaires that didn't even make it to the list, because there are a Read more

College Dropout or Not: The Billionaire Edition


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Billionaire College Dropouts

There's been a lot of talk about college being an unnecessary expense. Personally, I think education is a very important investment, but to each his own. Obviously, these successful executives thought otherwise, and their decision to drop out literally paid off. Guess whether these billionaires dropped out of college. Take the Quiz Read more

Is It Smart to Give Entrepreneurs 100k to Drop Out of College?


Updated 10/23/10 11:49 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Peter Thiel Entrepreneur Program

We hear plenty of college-dropout-turned-billionaire success stories. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is one example, and another is America's richest man, Bill Gates. Now, billionaire Peter Thiel, an investor of Facebook and a PayPal founder, is offering a 100k incentive to genius youngsters under 20 to drop the whole college thing and dive right into entrepreneurship with his two-year program. I Read more

Learn From Bill Gates' Fave Teacher For Free


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Sal Khan Academy Tutorials

The richest man in America thinks Sal Khan's teachings are "unbelievable," so I would take heed if I were you. The best part about this is that you don't need to be Bill Gates to learn from Sal because you can get the lessons free of charge from his website khanacademy.org. The Harvard MBA and former hedge fund manager started Khan Academy four years ago without any intention of profiting off it. Read more

10 Things You Didn't Know About Bill Gates


Updated 11/18/10 9:02 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Bill Gates Facts 2010-07-09 14:00:34

You learned 10 things about another computer mogul last month, but today we're visiting the life and times of Bill Gates. One of the most influential figures in technology today, Bill has led a life worthy of the geek title he's earned. Take a look and discover a few things you may not have known about Bill Gates. Read more

Bill Gates Dethroned as World's Richest Man


Updated 03/11/10 1:12 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

Bill Gates is Now the World's Second Richest Man, Steve Jobs is 136th

Microsoft founder, Sundance table-dancer, Facebook-phobe, and billionaire Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, according to Forbes Magazine's 2010 Billionaires List. Even though his wealth rose by billions to hit $53 billion this year, he was out-billionaired by Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu, a telecom mogul who beat Gates's wealth by a mere half-billion dollars. Meanwhile, red-carpet Read more

Meanwhile, in Park City . . .


Updated 01/28/10 9:05 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Bill Gates Dancing on the Tables at Sundance Film Festival

While Steve Jobs was putting the finishing touches on his keynote presentation for the iPad, Bill Gates was busting a move in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival. Bill popped up at the House of Hype to celebrate Bing with John Legend and The Roots, and showed off a few of his moves to the crowd. Check out the craziness in this slideshow. Read more