At 18, Bill Gates turned down multiple tech job offers—all before creating Microsoft: 'That was kind of an ego boost'
- Posted on February 21, 2025
- By CNBC
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At 18, Bill Gates turned down multiple tech job offers—all before creating Microsoft: 'That was kind of an ego boost'
Bill Gates turned down "incredibly flattering" employment offers from the likes of Honeywell and General Electric before his sophomore year at Harvard.
