--Meet GABE NEWELL--
- He dropped out of Harvard.
- He got scolded at Microsoft.
And then Built a platform that owns 75% of all PC gaming.
> Born in Colorado. Grew up in Davis, California.
> Got into Harvard. One of the hardest things to do on earth.
> Dropped out anyway.
> Was just hanging around his brother's Microsoft office one day.
> Steve Ballmer caught him doing nothing.
> Said "Be useful or leave."
> He stayed. Got a job on the spot. 💀
> Became producer of the first two versions of Windows.
> Sat at the centre of the biggest tech revolution in history.
> Spent 13 years at Microsoft. Became a millionaire.
> Then noticed something that broke his brain.
> Doom — a video game — was installed on more computers than Windows 95.
> The thing he had spent years of his life building.
> A game was beating his operating system.
> Realized the future wasn't software. It was games.
> On his wedding day in 1996 — co-founded Valve. 🚀
> Poured his own Microsoft millions into it.
> No safety net. Just belief.
> First game — Half-Life. 1998.
> Critics called it a masterpiece. Changed gaming forever.
> Then came Counter-Strike. Portal. Left 4 Dead. DOTA 2.
> But the real weapon was still coming.
> In 2003 — launched Steam.
> Gamers hated it at first. Called it DRM. Bloatware. Forced install.
> He didn't budge. Kept building. 💀
> Added automatic updates. Cloud saves. Friends lists.
> Then launched the Steam Sale.
> The internet went insane. Every single time.
> By 2011 — Steam controlled most of the downloaded PC games market.
> Today — 132 million active users.
> 50,000+ games in the library.
> Takes 30% cut from every sale.
> Valve has never gone public. Never raised funding. Never answered to anyone.
> Net worth estimated at $9.5 billion.
> Still refuses a corporate title. No CEO energy. Just "Gabe."
> Employees pick their own projects. No managers. No hierarchy.
> And Half-Life 3?
> Still not out. Probably never will be. That's just how he rolls. 💀
> Said "I was willing to put my money where my mouth was."
> Harvard rejected. Microsoft trained him. Gaming bowed to him.
Absolute LEGEND
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LEO MESSI HAT-TRICK ALERT!
🇦🇷🐐 Leo Messi has become the joint all-time top goalscorer at the World Cup:
🏆 Most goals in World Cup history:
🥇 Miroslav Klose - 1⃣6⃣
🥇 Leo Messi - 1⃣6⃣
🥈 Ronaldo - 1⃣5⃣
🥉 Gerd Muller - 1⃣4⃣
🥉 Kylian Mbappé - 1⃣4⃣
He is just one goal away from becoming the all-time top goalscorer on his own.