Bill Gates

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify read more

The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - read more

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do read more

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more than they've done in the past.

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic read more

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.