What is Billionaire Bill Gates' youngest daughter doing one year after graduating?

(Dan Tri) - Phoebe Gates - the youngest daughter of billionaire Bill Gates - recently shared about the pressures and insecurities she faces as the child of the world-famous billionaire businessman.

The pressure of being born into a family of elite people

It's been almost a year since Phoebe Gates - the youngest daughter of billionaire Bill Gates - graduated with a degree in human biology from Stanford University (USA).

Phoebe now co-hosts a podcast called The Burnouts with her friend Sophia Kianni. In the first episode of the podcast, Phoebe speaks candidly about her journey to finding her own identity as her father's fame and career cast a huge shadow over her children's lives.

Phoebe also talked about her failures on her entrepreneurial journey. She said she always felt so lucky and privileged just because she was... Bill Gates' daughter.

Because of this, Phoebe had a psychological complex during her time at school. "I came to Stanford University with the pressure of having to prove my worth here. Being the child of a famous person often made me feel very insecure," Phoebe said.

Phoebe also suffered from the pressure of being different from her siblings.

"My sister and brother are both very talented, they chose very 'typical' career paths. My brother - Rory - lives a rather private life, you may not know much about him, but he is truly a genius.

"My sister is married with two young children. She is a professional equestrian and works as a pediatrician at a hospital. However, I feel that their career path does not have the same risk and potential for failure as mine," Phoebe said.

Phoebe Gates with her father and mother (Photo: Daily Mail).

Bill Gates forbids his children from dropping out of school to start a business.

Despite being born into a family with great financial potential, Phoebe affirms that her career path was not easy. Her first business idea was about a health care product for women, capable of updating women's health data during menstruation.

Phoebe's idea was pointed out by university professors for many shortcomings in attracting investment capital. "The professors asked: What problem does this product solve? How do I make money? I couldn't answer and this startup idea failed right from the idea stage," Phoebe shared.

Phoebe also came up with many other startup ideas, but the overall result was... failure. Her entrepreneurial ambitions were always met with reservations from her own father. Although billionaire Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University to start his own business, founding Microsoft, he did not agree to let his children drop out of school for any reason, even to start a business.

“When I asked my dad for his opinion on my startup ideas, he always asked, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ He always stressed that we needed to finish college, that this was more important than anything else,” Phoebe said.

Phoebe Gates with her boyfriend - Arthur Donald (Photo: Daily Mail).

One year after graduating, what is Phoebe Gates doing?

Currently, Phoebe is nurturing the idea of ​​starting a business in the fashion business. Phoebe Gates and her best friend Sophia Kianni are about to launch Phia - an online fashion shopping channel. Phoebe and Sophia have been nurturing this idea for the past two years. They have proactively contacted many investors to invite them to contribute capital and cooperate in business.

During that process, Phoebe was rejected a lot, despite the fact that she was... Bill Gates' daughter. Her father also required his daughter to start her own business. He could only give her some advice, but would not invest capital for her.

Phoebe believes that the biggest lesson she has learned so far in her entrepreneurial journey is to be persistent to the point of being... "stubborn".

"Being constantly rejected or even facing the possibility of failure is not something to be ashamed of. The important thing is to dare to try and dare to accept failure," Phoebe affirmed.

She said since rolling with the idea of ​​starting a business, she has learned to accept rejection, but not to let herself be discouraged.

“At first, our email approach, using formal language, didn’t get us any results. But then we got in touch with some well-intentioned investors who gave us some great advice. They said we were lucky to have learned important lessons about how to approach investors so early in our careers,” Phoebe said.

In addition to asking for advice from her father, Phoebe also actively practiced through practical experience. "I have started to get some positive results now. I realize that no matter what field we pursue, the results we get will always depend on our habits.

I am practicing perseverance at work, staying up late and waking up early, working hard on my startup. Work is also a part of life. When work brings joy, we will be ready to build habits that effectively serve our work. The ability to control ourselves is also very important, sometimes we have to use reason to do what needs to be done, overcoming personal interests," Phoebe said.

According to Business Insider

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