Bill Gates on Advice For Founders, Mistakes, and Philanthropy

Published: June 30, 2019, noon

b'On this special live episode of Venture Stories, Bill Gates was interviewed at San Francisco\\u2019s Exploratorium by Julia Hartz, co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite.

We are honored to have\\xa0Bill\\xa0Gates, one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time, among our small group of luminary LPs whose financial capital and engagement power the next wave of Village Global founders.\\xa0

They covered:

* Gates\\u2019s entrepreneurial journey starting Microsoft, including the most important turning points in the early years of the company.

* His thinking on work-life balance for founders and what he would do differently if he was starting again.

* His \\u201cgreatest mistake of all time.\\u201d

* What he\\u2019s learned from the next generation of founders.

* His perspective on the current tech landscape.

* His views on philanthropy, global development, education, and much more.

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Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.'