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Dell

The PC Era · 1990s — one of the 100 companies on the MogulSpin reels.

The legends

Michael Dell — Built It in His Dorm

Founder & CEO

Started selling upgraded PCs from a UT-Austin dorm room at 19.

Dropped out of UT-Austin
Pioneered build-to-order PCs

Also on the roster

Kevin Rollins · Mort Topfer · Lee Walker · Ro Parra · Carl Everett · Jim Vanderslice · John Medica · Glenn Henry · Randy Mott · Tom Meredith · Don Carty · MSD Capital

When Dell lands on your reels, these are the people you draft — Visionary, Operator, Builder, Financier, one irreversible lock at a time. How few companies in the world will be worth more than yours?

SPIN THE MACHINE

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