Michael Dell reveals 1984 doc that convinced his parents to let him skip college

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Tech billionaire Michael Dell recently shared a one-page financial statement from 1984 that he says changed the course of his life. The document, produced when Dell was a college student, demonstrated substantial revenue and earnings generated from his dorm room computer business. It was instrumental in persuading his parents that he did not need to return to university. Dell initially built his company by selling PC upgrade packages before shifting to a direct-to-consumer model for custom-built computers. That early venture eventually grew into Dell Technologies, now a global infrastructure company playing a key role in powering artificial intelligence systems worldwide.

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