It is very interesting to read the story the richest dropouts in the world. Among those listed are Michael Dell of Dell Inc, Li Ka Shing, Sheldon Adelson, Larry Elison of Oracle, Richard Branson who suffers dyslexia, Roman Abrahamovich and of course Bill Gates of Microsoft.
Here are the Michael Dell interesting story…
Michael Dell enrolled as a biology major at University of Texas but spent more time fiddling with stacks of computer parts in his dorm room than hitting up the library. Instead of studying, he started selling new computers through advertisements in local papers.
It was a lucrative distraction. By the end of his freshman year, Dell was selling about $80,000 a month in computers. With the money rolling in, Dell decided not to return to school.
He dropped out of college at 19 to run the company that would become Dell Inc. Within the next few years, Dell’s annual sales passed $100 million. This March, Forbes’ pegged Michael Dell’s net worth at $16.4 billion.
And also an interesting quote from the founder of Microsoft.
“Too many of our students fail to graduate from high school with the basic skills they will need to succeed in the 21st-century economy, much less prepared for the rigors of college and career,” said Gates.
You can read more on the Richest Dropouts here at Yahoo Finance.