Have you ever seen the teen movie Can't Hardly Wait? This film is set at a party the night after graduation, and each character--the sensitive guy, the popular girl, the jock, the wannabe rapper, the punk/goth cynic--has their own agenda for the night. Of course, there is also the nerd William Lichter--class valedictorian and future Harvard student--and he plans on getting revenge on all the jocks who have made his life miserable. In spite of everything that happens in the film, in the end Lichter finds that everything is still the same--despite the friendships he thinks he has made, he is still picked on and ostracized. However, viewers discover he gets the last laugh when it is revealed that William eventually becomes a millionaire and is currently dating a model.But, then again, that's just a movie--right? I can't say that I know the high school status of each of the following people, but I know for sure that they have made it big using their smarts. Here is a list of the geeks who have made a name for themselves using their brains (and maybe a little money too):
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I'm just giving examples from one company though. Apply it to the
other companies though. My point is, the CEOs aren't the only
people bringing forth the technological advances within an
established computer company.