Entrepreneurs On IG on Instagram: "Bill Gates started Microsoft with his friend Paul Allen in 1975. They saw an article about the Altair 8800 computer and pitched a version of BASIC for it—before they even wrote it. When the demo worked, they knew they had something big. Gates dropped out of Harvard. Allen quit his job. They started Micro-Soft to build software for the growing PC market. That’s how it began—two guys, one idea, and perfect timing. Media: TODAY"