Bill Gates Told NBA's Steph Curry How He'd Answer 'What's Your Salary Expectation?' in a Job Interview — 'I Prefer Stock Options More Than Cash'

Job interviews aren't usually fun—unless you're Bill Gates and Steph Curry's the one asking the questions. Back in 2020, with the world mid-pandemic and Zoom calls the norm, the NBA superstar sat down virtually with the Microsoft co-founder for an episode of his YouTube series "State of Inspiration." But instead of talking basketball or philanthropy, Curry flipped the script: What if Gates had to interview for an entry-level engineering job at Microsoft—as a young college dropout? Yes, really. O