Michel Dell Born February 23, 1965, Houston, Texas, USA. One American businessman successful businessman, he was also a writer, known as the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc..
Michael Dell is the son of a orthodentist (specialists teeth straightening). He first started his computer project at the age of 15 years. At that time, because he wanted to know a new computer to disassemble the Apple II to see the components and try to reassemble. As a student of the University of Texas at Austin, Dell started his computer business (originally called PC's Limited) in 1984 with initial capital of $ 1,000, part-time job dijalankanya. In the second half of his freshman year, Dell has been selling computers worth $ 80,000. He got out of college at age 19 to run the company full-time, finally went public in 1988. PC's Limited then changed its name to Dell Computer Corporation and became Dell, Inc..
Dell products also has diversified from its core business. Today, he not only sells personal computers (PCs), portable computer (laptop) or server computer, but also the storage media (storage), printers, handheld computers aka PDA, MP3 music player, TV plus a variety of computer services. Dell said, "We founded this business in student dormitories, my capital is only 1000 U.S. dollars. Now Dell has become the biggest online computer retailer in the world. Dell's online sales via the Internet at an average of 30 million dollars per day. "
The main key to Dell's success is a unique innovation of the founder. He made the breakthrough that much different from what the computer companies at that time. Prospective buyers can order a Dell computer as you wish them directly via phone or internet. They could put the computer specs are willing to buy online. As a result, Dell does not need to store inventory or make investments that are too big. Actually by making those sales strategy, Dell has transformed his weakness into strength. Because of limited capital, he could not have their own office and can not have a lot of stock. So he was doing business from his dorm. He does not expect customers to come and see the "office" it. He asks prospective customers to order over the phone or Internet as they wish, without needing to bother to come. Apparently the strategy worked.
Dell's business philosophy is to gain PC market share through a combination of cutting costs, reducing delivery times, and provide excellent customer service. To do so, he hired experienced executives, whether to fill jobs at the company and to act as a personal mentor, and he emphasized the direct sales outside the usual retail outlets. In 1992 Dell became the youngest CEO in history to have a big company and enter the Fortune magazine list of 500 top companies. In his book Direct from Dell: Strategies That's an Industrial Revolution (1999), Dell described the story of the company and be given a strategy that applies to all businesses.
In 2004, Dell stepped down as CEO of the company, but he remains the chairman of the board of directors. He served in World Economic Forum Foundation Board and the executive committee of the International Business Council. He also became President of the U.S. Advisory Board on Science and Technology and sits on the board the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.
In 1999 Dell and his wife, Susan, forming the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to manage family investments and philanthropy efforts Dell. Through the foundation, Dell uses some of his personal fortune to help children around the world with a focus on health, education, safety, youth development and early childhood care, which in 2005 contributed more than $ 1 billion, providing millions of dollars to help the tsunami victims in south Asia in 2004. In 2006 he also contributed $ 50 million to University of Texas at Austin.
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