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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Bill Gates's daughter Phoebe knows she's a 'nepo baby'—that made her freshman year even tougher

Bill Gates and Phoebe Gates attend the 2022 TIME100 Gala on June 08, 2022 in New York City. (Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris - Getty Images for TIME)
  • Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, opened up about the pressures of being a "nepo baby" and the insecurities she faced while starting college at Stanford, especially under the spotlight that comes with her family's fame and wealth. Despite her father's own dropout legacy, Phoebe shared that her parents insisted she finish her degree before fully pursuing her startup, highlighting the unique expectations and challenges of growing up as a Gates.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates made sure his three children grew up aware of how privileged their lives were.

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