5 Times Bill Gates Screwed Up, Including Failing at His First Startup and Getting His ‘Butt Kicked’ by Google Posted by April 27, 2017February 2, 2021 Leave a comment on 5 Times Bill Gates Screwed Up, Including Failing at His First Startup and Getting His ‘Butt Kicked’ by Google Even a man worth 12 figures (not a typo) makes mistakes sometimes.