Microsoft founder Invoice Gates just lately appeared on Nikhil Kamath’s WTF podcast, the place he candidly spoke about his usually hectic journeys to India, and his hopes to gradual issues down sooner or later.
Invoice Gates joined Nikhil Kamath on the most recent episode of the WTF podcast, the place they mentioned about numerous topics.(YouTube/Nikhil Kamath)
Kamath jokingly requested, “You’re always in a hurry when you’re in India. It’s so much nicer to spend time with you when you’re not in India. Why is that?”
Gates responded with a smile, “Well, I’ll organise some of my trips where I take time off here. You know, next year we’re talking about that I’ll go up to Assam, and they tell me that’s pretty nice. So hopefully I’ll schedule a couple days for just pure relaxation. But when I’m working, you know, it’s great to see there’s so many new innovators here. We did manage to pack the schedule. You know, there’s a lot of ministries that we have partnerships with. I think I saw more ministers this time than ever before, but they were all great meetings. It’s been a fun trip.”
Tech titans changing into extra relatable?
The dialog shifted gears as Kamath mentioned how at this time’s tech leaders are evolving from distant, larger-than-life figures into extra grounded, relatable personalities. He identified how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s current picture makeover—from company govt to sporty, household man—could also be a part of a broader technique to humanise tech billionaires.
However Gates doesn’t see it as a PR transfer. He believes Zuckerberg’s shift is heartfelt and honest.
“I think he’s being genuine. He’s a great family person. The people who get to know you are either your family or the people who work with you very closely. I think of Mark as a pretty normal person, actually. He’s got a great wife, very serious about his kids,” Gates shared.
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Gates on wealth, inheritance, and parenting
Earlier, Gates had stirred world dialogue by revealing that he plans to depart simply 1% of his $162 billion fortune to his youngsters. Talking on Raj Shamani’s Figuring Out podcast, Gates defined his reasoning behind the unconventional resolution.
“Everybody gets to decide on that. In my case my kids got a great upbringing and education but less than 1% of the total wealth because I decided it wouldn’t be a favour to them. It’s not a dynasty, I’m not asking them to run Microsoft. I want to give them a chance to have their own earnings and success,” he stated.
He added, “You don’t want your kids to ever be confused about your support for them and your love for them. So I do think explaining early on your philosophy: that you’re going to treat them all equally and that you’re gonna give them incredible opportunities, but that the highest calling for these resources is to go back to the neediest through the foundation.”