Episode #401 · September 24, 2025
How Bill Gates Works
This episode covers Source Code by Bill Gates, Hard Drive by James Wallace and Jim Erickson, Overdrive by James Wallace, Idea Man by Paul Allen, and In the Company of Giants by Rama Dev Jager and Rafael Ortiz.
Source: Founders Podcast, Episode #401
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