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Dell Computers: Michael Dell

Dell Computers: Michael Dell

FromHow I Built This with Guy Raz


Dell Computers: Michael Dell

FromHow I Built This with Guy Raz

ratings:
Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jan 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Before it became fashionable to start a tech company in your dorm room, Michael Dell did exactly that. In 1983, he began selling upgrade kits for PC's out of his dorm at UT Austin. A few months later he gave up his plan of being Pre-Med, and dropped out of school to focus on the PC business. At age of 27, he became the youngest CEO to head a Fortune 500 company. Today, Dell has sold more than 650 million computers. PLUS for our postscript "How You Built That," how Hannah England turned a common parenting problem into Wash. It. Later. — a water-tight bag for soaking soiled baby clothes before they stain.
Released:
Jan 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.