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拒絕金援與人脈!梅琳達談不投資女兒新創公司原因
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拒絕金援與人脈!梅琳達談不投資女兒新創公司原因

微軟創辦人比爾蓋茲前妻梅琳達表示,不投資女兒新創公司是為了讓其學習面對拒絕與成長。

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美國億萬富豪梅琳達・蓋茲近日透露,她刻意不投資女兒創辦的新創公司,也沒有動用人脈協助募資。她認為讓女兒經歷募資過程中的成功與拒絕,是成長與學習的重要一環,這也與前夫比爾蓋茲的財富傳承理念不謀而合。

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梅琳達在英國倫敦一場高峰會上談及不資助女兒創業的原因。其小女兒菲比與室友創辦了時尚科技新創公司Phia。

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昔日首富比爾蓋茲前妻梅琳達(Melinda French Gates)。(美聯社)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕比爾蓋茲(Bill Gates)前妻、美國億萬富豪兼慈善家梅琳達(Melinda French Gates)坐擁數百億美元身家,但當女兒創辦新創公司時,她卻刻意選擇不投資,也沒有利用自己的人脈協助女兒取得資金,梅琳達親自揭開背後原因。

外媒報導,梅琳達目前身價達345億美元(約新台幣1.1兆元),她在英國倫敦一場高峰會上表示「她(女兒)之所以能取得資金,不是因為我的人脈,也不是因為我。我不會把錢投進去。」她認為,讓女兒自己經歷募資過程中的成功與拒絕,是成長的重要一環。

她表示,如果這是一門「真正的生意」,就應該會有其他投資人願意支持,而女兒也必須學會如何面對投資人說「不」。梅琳達認為,若自己直接拿錢或利用人脈替女兒鋪路,反而可能讓女兒失去從挫折中學習的機會,她說「這就是我告訴她的,她正在從這些經歷中成長。」

雖然梅琳達・蓋茲並未在活動中直接說出女兒的名字,但外界普遍認為,她談的是小女兒菲比(Phoebe Gates)。菲比與史丹佛大學室友共同創辦時尚科技新創公司Phia,打造一個由人工智慧驅動的購物平台,讓消費者可以比較不同零售商的商品、價格與優惠。

梅琳達選擇讓女兒自己闖蕩,也與前夫比爾蓋茲過去談到子女財富傳承時的理念有相似之處。比爾蓋茲曾表示,3名子女未來獲得的遺產將少於他個人財富的1%。他認為,留給孩子一大筆錢未必是在幫助他們,更希望子女能靠自己的能力創造收入與成就。

比爾蓋茲過去曾表示「這不是一個王朝。我沒有要求他們去經營微軟。我希望給他們一個機會,讓他們擁有自己的收入與成功。」對億萬富豪家庭而言,如何讓下一代在龐大財富與家族人脈之外建立自己的事業,顯然也是另一種考驗。

梅琳達同時指出,女性創業者在募資過程中本身就面臨更多困難,因此更需要有勇氣承受拒絕並堅持下去。她說「如果你是一名女性,要讓你的企業獲得資金,真的非常、非常困難。」她強調,創業者必須有「勇氣參與這場遊戲,並且堅持下去」。

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  • 菲比的新創公司未來是否會接受其他外部投資?

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