Tian Bai

6/27 was BillG’s last day as a Microsoft FTE (full-time employee).  Working in RedW-D, I went to the Town Hall hosted in RedW Cafe via WebCast.  This time, Bill was more emotional than last time.  In the last few minutes, tears were swelling in this eyes.

Looking back, here is a great story from Joel Spolsky about his Spec review with BillG, in those glory days.  Yeah, those early days of Microsoft, those early days of BillG…

Moving ahead, BillG will devote himself to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Many people might think it’s just giving money away, which is probably the easiest thing in the world.  This is not true, for "the barrier to change is not too little caring; it is too much complexity."  As stated in the Guiding Principles – "delivering results with the resources we have been given is of the utmost importance".  To deliver results with finite resources means to find a high-priority problem, raise a quest, break complexity down to actionable items, so that people know how to help.

"Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world" – I believe Bill will change the world, again.