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What inspired me ?
5 Dell leaders on what ignited their passion for tech
Michael Dell
Chairman & CEO
“ My brothers and I were always taking things apart around the house to see how they worked . My specialty was anything with electronics in it — telephones , televisions , radios . Most of the time , I put them back together .”
Mike Robillard
Senior distinguished engineer , Dell research office
“ When I was a child , I had a two-transistor amplifier that I connected to a crystal radio . At a time when computers weren ’ t accessible at home , I thought it was the coolest thing in the world . It led me to pursue a degree in electrical engineering and a career in computer engineering .”
ILLUSTRATIONS BY SELMAN HOŞGÖR
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