https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e Timeline of Michael Dell en-us 2021-02-26 14:25:11 UTC 2025-05-01 22:15:05 UTC hello@padlet.com leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245361943 Entrepreneurship 
Michael Dell put it into gear in his college dorm room at University of Texas at Austin. He purchased new computers and used aftermarket parts to upgrade the computers. He grossed about $80,000 from flipping computers in his dorm.]]> 2021-02-26 14:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245361943 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245376252 Labor
Dell grossed about $200,000 in his hustle of upgrading computers in his dorm. With this money he hired new employees each week to help him with his practice.]]> 2021-02-26 14:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245376252 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245386802 Capital
In January of 1984, Dell named his company “PC’s Limited”. From a condo he was selling $50,000 to $80,000 in upgrades and enhancements. This name later changed to “Dell Computer Corporation” in May of the same year.]]> 2021-02-26 14:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245386802 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245404695 Land 
Dell relocated his business to North Austin and hired around a dozen workers. Ranging from order takers,  more to fill the orders, and in his own words “Three guys with screwdrivers at a six-foot table”. The capitalization cost was $1000, brilliant.]]> 2021-02-26 14:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245404695 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245411552 Labor
In 1992 at a young age of 27, Dell became the youngest CEO according to Fortune’s magazine. ]]> 2021-02-26 14:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245411552 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245443933 Capital
1996 was the first instance of Dell selling computers online as well as launching their own servers. Business was good when they reported $1 million in sales per day on Dell.com. ]]> 2021-02-26 14:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245443933 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245457330 Labor
In 2001, Dell Inc. had a market share of 12.8%, this was significant for Dell as they have surpassed Compaq as the world’s largest PC producer. The company's combined shipments of desktops, notebooks and servers grew 34.3 percent worldwide and 30.7 percent in the United States.]]> 2021-02-26 14:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245457330 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245462021 March 4, 2004, Dell stepped down as CEO, but stayed as chairman of Dell Inc.'s board.]]> 2021-02-26 14:54:04 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245462021 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245492651 2021-02-26 15:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245492651 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245505737 Dell’s Dorm]]> 2021-02-26 15:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245505737 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245512930 Dell does plenty of events like Ted Talks, and other speeches in the tech community for young entrepreneurs ]]> 2021-02-26 15:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245512930 leusam06 https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245522622 Dell in his North Austin location after relocating]]> 2021-02-26 15:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/leusam06/ppd7z6ruyjhwuy6e/wish/1245522622