Bill Gates: The skills you need to succeed

Advice from Bill Gates is worth noting - full link / transcript below - here are the highlights.

"Working knowledge of productivity software" - I'll buy that, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, e-mail, etc. (yes I know that's what he sells)
"Good background in math and science" - Of course :-)
"Communication skills" - Yes
"Ability to work well with different types of people" - Important
"Innovation requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas" - And creativity (the only surprise for me was he didn't mention creativity)
"Passion for ongoing learning" - I like how he puts that one, you are never "done" learning
"Curiosity about the world" - Nice. How do you encourage someone to be curious?

Not an exhaustive list, but sure reads like many of the questions we use for interviewing new team members.

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