"What is the best advice, business or otherwise, you've had and from whom? The best advice I've received came many years ago from my father. He told me that you should love whatever work you do, you should try to find something you truly enjoy. And I've been lucky through the years that the work I've been involved with has been challenging and for the most part, fun."

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Source: Paul Allen: He talks Trail Blazers, Microsoft, 'The Social Network'. Interview with Jeff Baker, www.oregonlive.com. April 19, 2011.

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Paul Allen

Businessman, Philanthropist

Paul Allen was a co-founder of Microsoft and a prominent philanthropist, known for his contributions to technology and science.

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