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Bill and Melinda French Gates gave their Gen Z daughter this piece of business advice before she launched her own $8 million startup

Before launching her $8 million startup, Phoebe Gates turned to her billionaire founder parents for advice. After all, when your dad is the cofounder of Microsoft, he might know a thing or two about building a business.

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Bill Gates Once Signed A $1 Bill After Admitting He Was 'Wrong' And This Is Who Framed It For Memory

Bill Gates once handed over a signed $1 bill to concede an argument, a rare souvenir that former Microsoft India chairman Ravi Venkatesan recently revealed he has framed.

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NYU professor says traditional networking is ‘nonsense’—instead real friendships are key to success

NYU professor and seasoned business leader Suzy Welch says that handing out business cards at industry functions won’t lead to success. Melinda French Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Gayle King have also leaned on friends for professional growth.

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America’s billionaires are worth $5.7 trillion—but they've only pledged or donated $185 billion of that in the last decade

The U.S.’s 1,135 billionaires are sitting on a collective $5.7 trillion, but few are giving back through philanthropy: They've only pledged or donated 3% of that in the last decade.

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Over 250 Billionaires Took Warren Buffett And Bill Gates' Pledge to Give Away Half Their Wealth — 15 Years Later, Only One Living Couple Has

When Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett unveiled the Giving Pledge in 2010, it sounded almost radical: convince the world's richest to part with at least half their fortunes for the greater good.

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5 Famous People Who Lost Everything to Divorce

Even celebrities with massive fortunes aren’t immune to losing it all during a divorce. When marriages break down, high-profile splits often make headlines—not just for drama, but also for staggering financial fallout. Some celebs have literally seen their wealth vanish, bank accounts emptied, or assets redistributed in ways that changed…

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Melinda French Gates shares favorite interview from season two of her YouTube series

The second season of French Gates’s YouTube series ‘Moments That Make Us’ was released on Wednesday

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A $2.5 billion pledge makes women’s health a priority in Gates Foundation spend-down

The Gates Foundation has committed $2.5 billion over five years to advance women's health research

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Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push

The unprecedented funding will support research in areas ranging from gynecological health to AI-powered diagnostics.

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Melinda French Gates says one role model impacts a woman's future career the most: her father

Forget good grades. Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates and tennis legend Billie Jean King say, dads who believe their daughters can do anything may shape their success more than anything else.

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Bill Gates Enters 'The Startup World' Again, Dons Customer Service Hat At Daughter Phoebe's AI Fashion Startup—'You Never Know Who's Behind The Screen'

Bill Gates, the philanthropic billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), recently took on a customer service role at his daughter’s AI fashion startup.

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Bill Gates Was Moved By A 1997 Headline That Said Water Was A 'Deadly Drink' And That's When He Set His Sight On Global Health

Bill Gates says a single New York Times column he read in 1997 with the headline "For Third World, Water Is Still a Deadly Drink," pushed him from Microsoft's helm toward global health, launching a drive that has helped cut childhood deaths from diarrhea by more than 70%.

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"We Don't Have Millions To Spend On 'Call Her Daddy' Ads, But We Do Have Ourselves": How Phoebe Gates And Sophia Kianni Built Phia Via A Podcast

Sophia Kianni and Phoebe Gates met as Stanford roommates who bonded over fashion, climate advocacy, and secondhand shopping. Kianni had already gone viral during the pandemic by founding Climate Cardinals, a nonprofit that translated climate resources into over 100 languages. Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French…

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Bill Gates' Kids Won't Inherit His Billions—Now His Ex-Wife Is Doubling Down On Tough Love

Refusing to make exceptions in an already unequal startup landscape, Melinda French Gates said she declined to fund her daughter's new business, insisting she raise outside capital based on merit.

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Rivian CEO Joins Bezos & Gates Divorce Club—Voting Power Slashed Before R2 Debut

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) ownership looks different going forward as the company's founder RJ Scaringe had to transfer part of his stake in the electric vehicle company as part of a divorce settlement.

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Melinda Gates Refuses to Fund Daughter's Startup: 'Real Companies Get Real Backing – Not From Mum'

Melinda Gates has refused to fund her daughter Phoebe's new startup, stating that real companies require real backing, sparking debate on wealth, privilege, and grit.

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Bill Gates gave so much money away that $51 billion just got swiped from his net worth—now his former no2 and Microsoft successor Steve Ballmer is wealthier than he is

Billionaire Bill Gates was once crowned the richest man in the world for 18 years, but now as his quest to not die rich continues, his former assistant Steve Ballmer has topped his wealth.

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Melinda French Gates reveals she’s refusing to fund her Gen Z daughter’s new startup—despite being worth nearly $31 billion

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has long warned that his kids won’t be coasting off his fortune—and Melinda French Gates is making sure that mindset starts early, by insisting her daughter raises capital on her own.

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Melinda French Gates Tried To Hold It Together For The Family And Foundation—But Indicates Bill Gates's Infidelity Left Her No Choice

Melinda French Gates has indicated that despite initially trying to save her marriage, it was Bill Gates's confirmed infidelity that ultimately pushed her to end their decades-long relationship.

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Melinda French Gates tells Oprah Winfrey she runs every major life decision by her three closest female friends: ‘They are my truth council’

The powerhouse trio of Melinda French Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Gayle King talk all things female friendships.

Benzinga

Melinda French Gates Reveals The No. 1 Skill Women Need To Reach The C-Suite: 'You Learn To Fail And That Failing Is...'

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has suggested that playing sports could be a major factor in the success of women in the C-suite.

Evening Standard

Kate meets Melinda French Gates a week after missing Royal Ascot

The Prince and Princess of Wales hosted the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at Windsor Castle.

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Melinda French Gates shares the no1 skill that Gen Alpha girls can learn in high school that’ll determine if they become a CEO later in life

Forget grades—Melinda French Gates and Billie Jean King say sports are the strongest predictor of female leadership. The stats agree.

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Melinda French Gates says some tech titans siding with Trump are doing 'what some comms person' tells them to do instead of living by their values

"We, of all times right now, should be living those values out, not pivoting to what some comms person tells us is the right thing to do. That would be ridiculous," French Gates said.

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Inside Bill Gates' meeting with his foundation's staff after his $200 billion bombshell: ‘How do we get people to care?’

Bill Gates and Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman met their employees with a combination of optimism and rage.

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