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Bloomberg was already highly technical once before. Listen to his Techcrunch interview where he talks about having to solder integrated circuits onto boards to build the first Bloomberg terminals. He's not just another clueless MBA CEO.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/28/founder-stories-how-michael...

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His book "Bloomberg by Bloomberg" is also a good read. I also find it amusing this even made the news. His billion-dollar fortune comes from a tech company founded with money he got as severance after being fired from a previous tech management position, albeit in the finance sector.

This is probably the most beneficial Founder Story I've seen in a long time. I'd highly recommend a watch. The video proves that hard work has always been essential in the tech industry, with our without outside capital. A few too many recent Founder Stories are with relatively inexperienced people with only a few years or less under their belt, and I don't feel like I've actually learned anything from the video other than their company name. This one is different.

I Love this video. Especially his story about keeping burn low as much as possible. One such example of when he did that was when sawed down some desks so more could fit in the same space (i.e. fit more salespeople in the same square footage)- and many of his employees didn't even realize at first.

Love it.

What a great video. It gives me a lot more respect for the guy. After watching it I'm surprised that he's made it this long without learning how to code.

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