Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates

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Source Code: My Beginnings is Bill Gates's #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, offering a candid, personal look at his childhood, early friendships, and the path that led him to drop out of Harvard and co-found Microsoft. The first of three planned memoirs. Order today from Bangladesh's leading online bookstore.

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Source Code: My Beginnings is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Bill Gates, offering the origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age. While the business triumphs of Bill Gates are widely known, the twenty-year-old who dropped out of Harvard to build a software company that would change how the world works, and the billionaire who later turned his attention to global philanthropy, this book is not about Microsoft, the Gates Foundation, or the future of technology. Instead, it's the deeply human, personal story of how Bill Gates became who he is today.

With unusual candor and self-awareness, Gates takes readers back to his childhood in Seattle, describing the centrality of family in his life, from his close relationship with his card-playing grandmother to his demanding but caring parents. He writes openly about his struggles to fit in as a child, his rebelliousness, his first deep friendships, and the profound impact of losing his closest friend. Readers watch Gates's extraordinary mind take shape as a restless teenager who discovered a love of coding and computing at the dawn of a new technological era, driven by the conviction that by applying his brain, he could help solve even the world's most complex problems. The memoir traces his path from midnight escapades at a nearby computer center in his early teens, through the earliest signs of his remarkable business acumen, and ultimately to his decision to drop out of Harvard at twenty to devote himself entirely to Microsoft, the company he built with his childhood friend Paul Allen, ending in the late 1970s as Microsoft signed its first deal with Apple. This is the first of three planned memoirs from Gates, with future volumes set to cover his years running Microsoft and his later philanthropic work.

Why Read Source Code?

• A #1 New York Times bestseller: Widely praised for its candor and unusually personal, introspective tone from one of the world's best-known entrepreneurs.
• The human story behind the icon: Focuses on Gates's childhood, friendships, and formative experiences rather than Microsoft's business history alone.
• Surprisingly candid and self-aware: Reviewers have noted Gates's willingness to be vulnerable and reflective in a way rare among his tech industry peers.
• Rich historical and personal detail: Offers a vivid, colorized account of a well-known story, from early computing history to personal loss and friendship.
• The first of a planned trilogy: Sets the stage for future memoirs covering his Microsoft years and philanthropic career.

About the Author: Bill Gates

Bill Gates is a technologist, business leader, and philanthropist who, in 1975, co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen, building it into one of the most influential technology companies in history. Today, he serves as chair of the Gates Foundation, one of the world's largest philanthropic organizations, focused on global health, education, and poverty alleviation. He is also the founder of Breakthrough Energy, an initiative working to commercialize clean energy and other climate-related technologies, and TerraPower, a company developing next-generation nuclear technologies.

Who Should Read This Book

• Readers interested in the personal origin story behind one of tech's most influential figures
• Fans of memoirs and biographies from major business and technology leaders
• Anyone curious about the early history of personal computing and Microsoft's founding
• Readers who enjoy candid, introspective, and character-driven nonfiction
• Aspiring entrepreneurs and technologists looking for inspiration from an early, formative journey

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