Michael Dell Unknown Facts

Michael Sull Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, is a well known businessman and philanthropist.  He is also considered one of the most powerful figures by several magazines. Here are some lesser known facts about Michael Dell.

Unknown facts about Michael Dell

1) Michael Dell, in an effort to enter the business world early, took a high school equivalency exam at the age of 8.

2) Like many self made billionaires, Michael Dell had a humble beginning and worked part time as a dishwasher at a restaurant and sold subscriptions of the Houston Post during his high school days.

3) Michael Dell started his first business when he was 12 and formed a marketing company which offered national stamp auction through mail.  The business was a profitable one, with Dell earning $ 2000 from it.

4) Michael Dell’s very first computer was an Apple II, which he later tore apart in order to see how the inside of the computer worked.

5) Even though Michael Dell is known as a tech giant, he attended college as a pre med student.  While at college, Dell started an informal business and eventually dropped out, after his business became a success.

6) Dell set a new record in the city of Manhattan when he purchased a penthouse at One57 skyscraper for $ 100.47 million.

7) Michael Dell is not just a businessman and philanthropist, but also an author.  Dell collaborated with author Catherine Fredman to write a book Direct from Dell: Strategies that Revolutionized an Industry, which describes Dell’s business journey.

Michael Dell climbed the ladder of success at an early age, with his focus and dedication.  Now worth $ 35 billion, he is an inspiration to many entrepreneurs. 

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