Microsoft
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Videos Mentioning Microsoft
Ep. 248: Decoding Overload
Cal Newport
Company whose data on worker activity (emails, meetings, chat) is analyzed in a Wall Street Journal article, highlighting the extent of overhead.
E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a competitor in the advertising industry, and later discussed in an antitrust complaint from Slack in the EU for bundling Microsoft Teams with its Office Suite.
E59: Twitter's content warning algo, equity audits, politicians trading stocks, Fed's next move
All-In Podcast
Mentioned in comparison to tech companies facing potential equity audits, referencing their DOJ antitrust settlement.
E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions!
All-In Podcast
Expected to make a massive billion-dollar plus investment in OpenAI, potentially using its AI for Bing search and voice-driven search.
E27: The Great Inflation Debate, Amazon gets spicy on Twitter, rethinking supply chains & more
All-In Podcast
Discussed for its potential acquisition of Discord and its strategy in competing with Slack.
Almajiri Untold: Pathways from Poverty to Promise by 2050 | Muhammad Nurudeen Lemu OON | TEDxMinna
TEDx Talks
Mentioned as a company that has developed AI technology (like ChatGPT) that can assist in translation and learning.
The Why Beyond our Work: Stories from the Field
MIT Open Learning
An employment partner for Open Door Policy, connecting refugees to remote work opportunities.
The Brothers Who Live One Life — The Incredible Adventures of David and Daniil Liberman
Tim Ferriss
A tech giant also recognized for building quantum computers, facing similar environmental challenges as Google.
Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More
Tim Ferriss
A technology company, mentioned as a game publisher owning IP in the traditional game model and historically owning Windows.
Competition is for Losers with Peter Thiel (How to Start a Startup 2014: 5)
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of a company that aimed to be the last mover in its category (operating systems).
Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
One of the companies funded by the early Silicon Valley venture funding ecosystem.
Kevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a large tech company that has not been directly outcompeted in its core business, similar to Google.
Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A multinational technology company. Patrick Collison mentions studying Microsoft's early days and its conventional organizational structure.
Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #224
Lex Fridman
A technology company that historically didn't understand array-based programming but has since improved, hired Guido van Rossum, and made significant contributions to the open-source community.
Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160
Lex Fridman
A technology company where Anders Hejlsberg created C# and TypeScript; known for its historical browser dominance and antitrust issues.
The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain
Lenny's Podcast
Current workplace of Annie Pearl.
Female Founders Conference 2017
Y Combinator
Acquired Vxtreme, which formed the basis of Microsoft's movie player. Diane Greene later joked that Microsoft 'paid for VMware' through this acquisition.
Startup Investor School Day 1 Live Stream
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a large company that competitors assumed would crush Dropbox, but Dropbox eventually found success.
Do Technical Founders Need Business Co-Founders?
Y Combinator
Mentioned as another example of a valuable company that started with two technical founders, supporting the argument that a business co-founder is not a strict requirement.
Should You Follow Your Passion? – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel
Y Combinator
One of the early tech companies discussed as an example of founders being passionate about a new technology before it was a major market.
60 Startup Founders Share How They Met Their Co-Founder
Y Combinator
Mentioned as the company where one speaker worked and participated in March Madness bracket.
Inside The Startup Launching AI Data Centers Into Space
Y Combinator
The company where StarCloud co-founder Addi spent 20 years building data centers.
Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
Used as an analogy for a declining entity that can be disrupted from the outside, referencing Bill Gates' fear of 'guys in a garage'.
Why This Is The Perfect Time To Start A Startup
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a place where Gary worked, which he believes cost him significant financial opportunity due to declining an offer from Peter Thiel.