Ever watch "pirates of silicon valley"? I've watched it maybe 4 or 5 times. Several months ago I watched it 3 times in 2 days. I do not know how accurate it is. Bill Gates. How does one become the riches man in the world? I would suggest: - His father was lawyer : He saw things as legal not moral. - He grew up with a corporate mentality and emulated it. - Salesmanship. He was corporate minded and forced the issue. - Tenacity : I think he put in long hours and was willing to do what it took. - He was better at the Watergate thing than Nixon. - Was and is a slave driver. However his slaves do get compensated well. - Was good at taking others ideas and making them his own. - Most everything he did was backwardly compatible. Steve Jobs while successfully was a hippie. - He was a slave driver and probably still is. Anti-hippie. - He was a little bazaar in how he pitted one group against another. - I'm not sure he even knew about protecting his trade secrets. - Far Superior superior product. - At 3 or more points his product was not backward compatible. - While Superior his company is a distant 2nd at best. Now here is the million dollar question : What can I learn from this that will make me a better business man today? Keith - - - - - - - Keith Smith - - - - - - - http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html - - - - - - - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.