Few people have had a greater impact on the tools we use in our jobs than Microsoft founder Bill Gates. After retiring from Microsoft, he has deployed millions of dollars through the Gates Foundation into fighting disease in developing countries. Several years ago in a TED talk he warned about the challenge of a pandemic. He’s now backing up his warning with the recent major investments he has made to produce a vaccine to fight COVID-19.
Mr. Gates has a new post on his blog that is worth your time to increase your Corona IQ. Check out “Innovation vs The Coronavirus: The First Modern Pandemic.” At 13 pages it’s a long read (you can download the pdf) but worth the time. If you’re short on time, he has graciously published an executive summary of the longer article in the Washington Post.