Bill Gates

A young Bill Gates' resume shows his eagerness to learn, grow, and change the world as we know it.

Life projects

Even before starting Microsoft, Bill Gates was disrupting industries. He was a business partner at Traff-O-Data, where alongside Paul Allen they created a computer program for traffic engineers to study traffic flow. Later in life, Bill and Paul would go on to found Microsoft together.

Most proud of

Top 0.1% on the SAT

1590/1600 score on the test. Then enrolled at Harvard.

Created the first software for the Altair 8800 microcomputer

Adapted BASIC to run on the computer and secured a contract with the producer.

His typical day

Creating programs for people to enjoy and solve real problems.

Discussing Isaac Asimov’s original Foundation trilogy with Paul Allen.

Reading Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert Heinlein, inspiring myself to push the limits of possibility.

Surrounding myself with people who challenge me to be my best self.

Bill Gates’ 1970’s Resume

The information for this resume was taken from Bill Gates’ actual resume he shared on his LinkedIn. Little did he know he’d go on to change the world in the upcoming decades.

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