Michael Dell

Michael Dell

Michael Dell was born February 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas. He is an American business magnate and author. He is well known as the founder of Dell Inc. He was interested in technology since young ages. He was very hard worker Dell landed a job washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant at the age 12 so that he could put away money for his stamp collection. A few years later he harassed his ability to sift through data to find new customers for newspaper subscriptions for the Houston Post, which earned the high school student $18,000 in one single year.Intrigued by the expanding world of computers and gadgetry, Dell purchased an early Apple computer at the age of 15 for the strict purpose of taking it apart to see how it worked. His parents were still hoping that he would be a doctor. But even when he was in the University, he used to do business, his 1st business started when he was a student.

Dell Computers

It was in college that Dell found the niche that would become his boom. The PC world was still young and Dell realized that no company had tried selling directly to customers. Bypassing the middleman and the markups, Dell tapped his savings account for $1,000 and started building and selling computers for people he knew at college. His emphasis, however, wasn't just on good machines, but strong customer support and cheaper prices. Soon, he had accounts outside of school and it wasn't long before Dell dropped out and focused all his efforts on his business.The numbers proved staggering. In 1984, Dell's first full year in business, he had $6 million in sales. By 2000, Dell was a billionaire and his company had offices in 34 countries and employee count of more than 35,000. The following year, Dell Computer surpassed Compaq Computer as the world's largest PC maker.Overall, Dell's first 20 years proved to be one of the most successful businesses on the planet, surprising such titans as Wal-Mart and General Electric. Dell's story is so compelling that in 1999 he published a bestselling book about his success, Direct from Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized the Industry.

To be honest Dell is one of the best companies in the world. Because of the Michael Dell, his system, his ideas and his entrepreneurship skills that made him successful in the young age. you don`t have to be a genius and visionary to be successful, you just need to have a dream and motivation. If you have it, even from down of the earth you can come out and get what you wanted. I learned that we need to know that the right opportunity is right now, not in future. You should work hard and pursue your dreams.