I'm the son of a billionaire who forged my own career path.

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My dad is Steve Ballmer. I spent 5 years working as a product manager in the tech industry before becoming a comedian.

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Making friends and dating as billionaire Steve Ballmer's son

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Steve Ballmer's son reflects on growing up in high net worth family

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This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 29-year-old Pete Ballmer, a standup comedian living in San Francisco and one of the sons of billionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It has been edited for length and clarity.

What's it like growing up when your dad is Microsoft's CEO? Steve Ballmer's son gave an interview about it.

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Pete Ballmer, whose father is ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (seen here), talked candidly about what his upbringing was like.

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