Scott: Bill Gates's technical assistants became Microsoft's next-generation leaders
Eric Scott · AI Investing Strategy for 2026 · Joe Lonsdale · May 22, 2026 · at 2:20
Overlook Capital managing partner Eric Scott describes the history of technical assistant roles while recounting how he was hired by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin.
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“Bill Gates had a bunch of these. They became the next generation of leaders at Microsoft.”
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