🎙️ Could've Been A Trillionaire

24 years ago today, Bill Gates stepped down as Microsoft’s CEO after co-founding the company in 1975. Despite introducing Clippy to the world, you could say Microsoft has done pretty well.

Since Gates stepped down, the tech giant’s stock has, on average, gained over 23.6% per year.

💭 And if he’d never sold any shares over the years? He’d be a trillionaire.

— Matthew and Shawn

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.”

— Warren Buffett

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TOGETHER WITH

Shift Left: How to Turn Security into Review 

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TUNE IN

🎧 Clay Finck’s tribute to Charlie Munger: Lessons from a legend

🎥 How China’s BYD overtook Tesla

🎥 The race to mine the bottom of the ocean

🎧 Sustainable excellence with William Green and Daniel Goleman

WHAT WE’RE READING

📖 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

📰 Long-form articles: Inside the nuclear fusion facility that changed the world

🗞️ Advice: How music can improve your mood, focus, and productivity

TRIVIA

POST OF THE WEEK

FINAL THOUGHTS

🔢 One Big Number: 19.6% — the percentage of office space in the U.S. that isn’t leased, the highest level since at least 1979.

🧹 Housekeeping note: We’ll be off Monday to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. We’ll see you all again on Tuesday!

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