Bibliophiles, hold your breath for couple of months as Bill Gates announced his biography named ‘Source Code: My Beginnings’.
There is no interview or press conference of Bill Gates without mentioning the importance of reading books. Little bit, we know about his life, struggle, and developing a multi-billion dollar company. Now, the 68-year-old billionaire is coming up to share his own journey. As Bill Gates announced his biography, we will discuss what we can expect from the book!
Previously Bill Gates has shared some exciting stories about his schooling days and how they helped to shape his career. During an interview he shared: “Lakeside was one of the best things that ever happened to me. One reason I'm so grateful to Lakeside is that I can directly trace the founding of Microsoft back to my earliest days here.”
Thus, ‘Source Code’ will satisfy the bookworms who are eager to know about his early days.
“Source Code is my origin story, and I’m looking forward to sharing it,” mentioned the Microsoft founder in his blogpost.
Bill Gates got into limelight in his twenties, however, people don't know about his struggling period. This book will emphasize on this chapter of billionaire’s life which is believed to motivate numerous budding entrepreneurs.
If you are interested in juicy rumours about Microsoft, this might not be the right book for you. As per book’s description: “Source Code is not about Microsoft or the Gates Foundation or the future of technology. Instead, it’s the human, personal story of how Bill Gates became who he is today: his childhood, his early passions and pursuits.”
The billionaire has written several books on different topics including technology, business, climate change and global health. His famous works are: “The Road Ahead”, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”, “Bill Gates Quotes”, “Business @The Speed Of Thought”, and “How To Prevent The Next Pandemic”.
While announcing about the Memoir, Bill Gates shared: “In the book, I share some of the tougher parts of my early life, including feeling like a misfit as a kid, butting heads with my parents as a rebellious teen, grappling with the sudden loss of someone close to me, and nearly getting kicked out of college. And I cover the challenges of dropping out of school to make a bet on an industry that didn’t really exist yet. But throughout it, you’ll also find the stories of the many people who believed in me, pushed me to grow, and helped me turn my quirks into strengths. And I reflect on the luck I had to be born to a great family in a time of historic technological change and optimism, and to come of age just as the personal computer revolution was taking off.”
The book ‘Source Code’ is scheduled to release on Feb. 4, 2025 by Knopf publishers.
A representative of Gates’ firm, Gates Ventures, said: “Gates’ proceeds from book sales will be donated to the nonprofit United Way Worldwide, in recognition of his late mother Mary Gates’ longtime role as a United Way volunteer and board member of United Way of King County and United Way International.”
