Upcoming Bill Gates documentary series takes a look inside his mind and personality

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A new Netflix documentary series takes a look at the life and mind of Bill Gates.
The documentary covers his time at the beginning of Microsoft up to the present day.
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates will be available on Netflix on September 20, 2019.

A new trailer was released for Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, a Netflix documentary series about the life and mind of Bill Gates. The documentary series takes a deep look at how Gates' mind works, including how his focus on his work caused both success as well as issues. It is a three-part documentary series and will be available on Netflix on September 20, 2019.

The documentary covers his success at Microsoft, his rival's negative views of him, and his years spent battling diseases, energy issues, and global health issues.

The trailer echoes the fact that Gates' mind works in a unique way and focuses on how he thinks. The trailer closes with the line, "Ultimately, it's not what you get. It's what you become."

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