Bill Gates Sr., el padre del cofundador de Microsoft, Bill Gates, desempeñó un papel crucial para ayudar a Howard Schultz a comprar Starbucks en 1987. En ese momento, Starbucks atravesaba dificultades financieras y sus fundadores habían decidido vender la empresa por 3,8 millones de dólares. Howard Schultz, que había dejado Starbucks para abrir su propia cafetería pero quería recomprarla, obtuvo un período exclusivo de 60 días para reunir el dinero. Durante esa recaudación, otro inversor —un "ti

How Bill Gates’ Dad Saved Starbucks! Imagine if Bill Gates’ dad never stepped in — Starbucks might not even exist today! Back in 1987, Starbucks was struggling, and Howard Schultz wanted to buy it. But just when he was trying to raise funds, a sneaky investor tried to grab the deal behind his back. That’s when someone told Howard, “Talk to Bill Gates Sr.” — one of the most powerful lawyers at the time. He literally walked into that investor’s office and said, “How dare you try to snatch Starbuck

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