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Michaelbecomestheyoungest
CEOofacompanyeverto
earnarankingontheFortune500.
Philanthropy
In1999,MichaelandSusanDellestablishedtheMichaelandSusanDell
Foundation,whichfocusesonchildren'scauses.Thefoundationhasprovided
$65millioningrantstothreehealth-relatedorganizationsassociatedwiththe
UniversityofTexas
Michael Dell
Michael Dells Resume
Name
Michael Dell
Birth Date
February
1965
Hometown
Round
Rock , TX
education
high school
diploma
Age
Birth place
Parents
47 years old
Houston
Alexander
Dell and
Lorraire Dell
University of
Texas
Undergradua
Austin, Drop
te
Out
Michael Dell
Marital
Status
His first
company
Major
married , 4
children
Personal
fortune
$250million
$ 300 million
Dell
computer
corp.
Location
of the
company
Austin
Technology
Net
Worth
Position
$13.0 billion
Chairman of
the Board of
Directors of
Dell
Michael Dell
Executive committee of the International
Business Council
IT governor of the World Economic Forum
Titles
Autobiography
Motto
Michael Dell
Background about Michael Dell
Michael Dell started selling computers from dorm room 15
years ago, later he dropped out to found a company in
1984 with $1,000 and an unprecedented idea to build
relationships directly with customers. He built an empire,
and created fantastic legend: as the founder and CEO of
Dell Computers, a big-time supporter of George Bush and
the American military, he is one of the largest personal
computer distributors in the country.
Michael Dell
Background about Michael Dell
Dell is a premier provider of computing products and
services to customers from consumers to the world's
largest corporations, including many of the companies
on the Fortune 500. With the addition of Dell to this
list in 1992, Mr. Dell became the youngest CEO of a
company ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500.
The company currently ranks No. 6 on Fortune
magazine's Global "Most Admired" list.
Michael Dell
Background about Michael Dell
His story of the rise of the company and the
strategies he has refined apply to all businesses.
the attitude to keep Dell the world's biggest seller
of PCs.:
Awards&Achievements
"EntrepreneuroftheYear"(atage24)fromInc.magazine.
"TopCEOinAmericanBusiness"fromWorthmagazine.
CEOoftheYear"fromFinancialWorld,IndustryWeekandChief
Executivemagazines.
ServedasamemberoftheU.S.President'sCouncilofAdvisorsonScience
andTechnology.
ServesontheFoundationBoardoftheWorldEconomicForum.
Dell's1999book,DirectfromDell:Strategies
MichaelsEntrepreneurialSpirit
Whetheryouvefoundyourcalling,orifyourestillsearching,passionshouldbethefirethat
drivesyourlifeswork.
Cont..
How to Be an Entrepreneur
In 1984, dropped out of college
at age 19 to run PCs Limited
with $1,000
How to Be an Entrepreneur
In 1993, the company was
in critical time due to
growing too fast
Total revenue: $2.1 billion
Still survived in the
mid 1990s
In 2003, changed
to Dell Inc.
In 2004, the most profitable PC
manufacturer in the world with
sales of $49 billion and profit $3
billion
Business Philosophy
Company Customer directly
3 C's of e-commerce
(Content, Commerce, and Community)
Virtual integration
Listening to customers
Answering customers
Satisfying customers
LeadershipStyle
Sawgreat
opportunityto
providecomputing
technologyina
moreefficientway
Themore
mistakesImade,
thefasterI
learned.Micheal
Dell
Employeescanhelp
toachievegoalsonly
ifDELLisgenuinely
devotedtotheir
long-termgrowth&
development
MichealDelldid
careforneither
onlypeoplenor
onlytask,hecared
forboth
Planningis
nothingwithout
execution
Gathered
opinionsabout
Whatisthe
rightplan?
Cherished
differenceand
thought
differencecan
breedinnovation