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Bezig met laden... Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft (2011)door Paul Allen
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 Quick . . . who is the owner and founder of Microsoft. My best guess is that 80% or more of the adults asked this question know the answer as Bill Gates. Quick . . . who is the co-founder of Microsoft and the driving imaginative force of the company from the beginning? The Idea Man – Paul Allen. If I were to guess, I would say only 20% of the people out there know Paul Allen is the co-founder of Microsoft and very instrumental in laying the groundwork for getting Microsoft to where it is now. I personally have always envied Paul Allen, not because he co-founded Microsoft, but because he accomplished some amazing things, made a lot of money doing so, and then he became owner of not one, not two but three professional sports franchises. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft is a very interesting and enlightening view on the genius and free thinking spirit that encompasses Paul Allen. He tells about his childhood where he was encouraged to experiment and act as an “engineer” even at a young age, to his post college years, being confused and not knowing exactly what to do with the rest of his life, to the time when his future career merged with his personal love, technology. I am a bit of a techie or gear-head myself, and found the story of Paul Allen’s career very impressive and interesting. I enjoyed reading about the process and timing of Paul Allen’s and Bill Gate’s rise and creation of the brand Microsoft, but found it even more interesting reading about his opinions on running companies, like his sports franchises as well as his other entrepreneurial efforts. Things changed for Allen in the early 1980’s, he became ill with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and reduced his involvement with Microsoft. He recovered, and started to use his fortune as well as his ideas for a life of adventure and discovery. His drive and spirit moved him into the role of a philanthropist, his groups are responsible for the first privately funded spacecraft and the Allen Brain Atlas is responsible for many breakthroughs in neuroscience. This was a great read (and I admit, I don’t read as much as I should!) Idea Man makes everyone want to explore their own personal boundaries as well as question what’s next and why! Onderscheidingen
Biography & Autobiography.
Business.
Nonfiction.
HTML:By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning. In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Since he made his fortune, his impact has been felt in science, technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the world. In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an extraordinary life. The book also features previously untold stories about everything from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen tells the story of a life of ideas made real. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Since he made his fortune, his impact has been felt in science, technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the world.
In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an extraordinary life.
The book also features previously untold stories about everything from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen tells the story of a life of ideas made real.