Phoebe Gates, the Gen Z daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, has launched an AI-powered fashion-tech startup called Phia with co-founder Sophia Kianni. She shared with Fortune the best advice her famous parents gave her, before its $8 million success.
Before launching her $8 million startup, Phoebe Gates turned to her billionaire founder parents for advice. After all, when your dad is the cofounder of Microsoft, he might know a thing or two about building a business.
The 23-year-old daughter of Bill and Melinda French Gates recalled the guidance they shared wasn’t about money. Instead, the thing that could make or break a product’s success, they advised, is your team.
“The people that you build with, who you’re at the office until 1 a.m. with—even,