Dell CEO shares 'one page' that convinced his parents to let him drop out of college

Dell Technologies Founder and CEO Michael Dell shared an image of the company's first financial statement. "This one page changed my life. 42 years ago today, it convinced my parents I shouldn't go back to college. I started by upgrading PCs from a dorm room," Michael said. Dated July 31, 1984, the statement shows a gross profit of nearly $200,000.