Bill Gates has a problem, a big problem, billions of problems.

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So what's his problem?

His problem is that he did something brave and generous and powerful in 2010 about nine years

ago.

He and Warren Buffett at the time the two richest men in the

world invented the giving pledge and the idea is that if you have more than a

hundred million dollars you can join their exclusive club.

And what the club says is that every member pledges to give at least half of their net worth away to charity now, before they die or in their

will.

When they began, they had about a dozen members. Quickly, it

grew to 40. Now, it's more than 150, with most of them being billionaires.

This is great news.

It's great news because it means

that talented leveraged people are playing a second game, a game that's about weaving

our culture and leading there, helping those in need, instead of only seeking to make one metric go up.

So what's the problem?

The problem is that Bill Gates has more money now than when he started this project, that as

much good as the Gates Foundation has done, as much money as he has given away.

Billionaires make money from their billions and he has more money now than when he

started.

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