Michael S. Dell Biography
(Founder of Dell Inc.)
Birthday: February 23, 1965 (Pisces)
Born In: Houston, Texas, United States
Michael Saul Dell is an American business magnate who founded Dell Inc., which is a world leader in the sales of personal computers (PCs). Currently he serves as the CEO of the organization which he had founded as Dell Computer Corporation more than three decades ago. One of the richest people in the world, he has billions invested in other companies as well. Born as the son of a stockbroker, he grew up listening to his parents discuss business and economic affairs. An intelligent young boy, he developed an interest in business at an early age and made a small fortune from selling his stamp collection as a young teenager. He took up a variety of part-time jobs and invested his earnings in stocks and precious metals. Blessed with innate curiosity and love for technology, he got his first computer at 15 and quickly disassembled it to see how it worked. As a high school student he sold subscriptions to the ‘Houston Post’ and made $18,000 within a year. In college, he came up with the idea of selling personal computers and dropped out to pursue this ambition. He proved to be a very successful businessman and over the following years Dell Inc. grew to become one of the world’s leading sellers of personal computers.