by Bill Gates, Stephen Bryant · Longman · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780582343009
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«Business at the Speed of Thought» is the graded reader by Bill Gates and Stephen Bryant, published by Longman in paperback (112 pages, in English).
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, presents his proposal for a 'Digital Nervous System' so that companies can make the most of their investment in computers. He explains that more and better information can translate into more interesting jobs, better-informed customers, more attractive schools, and citizens with a voice in their government's decisions.
Level 6 of the Penguin Readers series, within the 'business world' collection. Edition published in 2001.
Intended for intermediate-level students of English as a foreign language (ELT/ESL), including young readers from around 12 years old.
William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its stock price, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007. Gates became the first centibillionaire in 1999, when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. According to Forbes, as of February 2026, his net worth stood at US$107.7 billion, making him the 18th-wealthiest individual in the world.
