MICHAEL DELL

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MICHAEL DELL

• By David G.

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Background Information

• Born on February 23,1965
• Home city is Houston, Texas
• became interested with computers at really
  young age

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Education

• Attended one year of college at the University of
  Texas with the hope of being a doctor
• decided to drop out of college and start his own
  computer business called PCs Limited
• His company allowed its customers to customize
  their computers before they ordered them
• In 1988 PCs Limited changed its name to Dell
  Computer Corporation

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RANDOM FACTS

• In 1992 Michael Dell became the youngest CEO ever
  to head a fortune 500 company
• After 1992 Dell Computer Corporation grew
  dramatically every year until they became the
  biggest computer company in the U.S.
• As Dell Computer corporation started to expand
  into other areas of business, Michael again
  decided to change the company name to Dell Inc.

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• Michael has published a book called Direct from
  Dell Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry
• His book is written to show how Michael took his
  1000 dollar business and turned it into a 100
  billion dollar business

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Famous Quote

• I dont just like to do the things that I enjoy
  doing. I like to do the things that make the
  company succeed.

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KEYS TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL ENREPRENEUR

• You have to do things that you dont necessarily
  enjoy for the benefit of your business
• Good customer relationships and operations
• Always think of ways to make things better in
  your company
• It doesnt matter what your making as long as its
  something the customers want

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• Globalization (thinking big)
• Focus on delivering the best possible customer
  service
• Have a time balance by figuring out how much time
  you can and cannot spend on certain things
• Always be prepared to learn new things