Paul Allen

Paul Allen (1953–2018) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates and later owned the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers.

Bill Gates: American business leader and philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen. Allen’s Lakeside School friend and Microsoft co-founder helped turn their software partnership into a company.
Microsoft: American technology company that develops software, devices, cloud services, and other products. Allen and Gates founded the company in 1975 to develop and sell software.
Lakeside School: An independent school in Seattle where Paul Allen and Bill Gates met as students. Access to a computer terminal at the school helped spark Allen and Gates’s shared interest in programming.
Seattle Seahawks stadium campaign: The public campaign that secured a new Seattle stadium and helped keep the Seahawks in Washington. Allen backed a 1997 voter-approved public funding measure tied to his purchase of the team.
The Idea Man: Paul Allen’s 2011 memoir recounting his career, partnership with Bill Gates, and personal life. Allen used the memoir to describe his role in Microsoft’s creation and his later pursuits.
Steve Ballmer: American business executive who led Microsoft as its chief executive from 2000 to 2014. Ballmer joined Microsoft after its founding and became a key leader while Allen remained a major shareholder.
Vulcan Inc.: A Seattle-based company founded by Paul Allen to manage his business and philanthropic projects. It coordinated many of Allen’s investments, real-estate projects, and cultural initiatives.
Altair 8800: An early personal computer kit introduced by MITS in 1975. Allen and Gates developed a BASIC interpreter for this machine, leading to Microsoft’s founding.
Lumen Field: A stadium in Seattle that hosts the Seahawks and other sporting and entertainment events. Built after the stadium campaign, it gave the Seahawks a new home in Seattle.
Living Computers: Museum + Labs: A Seattle museum founded by Paul Allen that displayed working computers and interactive technology exhibits. Allen’s museum preserved computing history through operational machines and hands-on exhibits.

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