Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith

Satya Nadella: Leading through the AI Revolution

Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith

Show Notes

I often sit down with Satya Nadella, my boss, and Microsoft’s third CEO—but rarely with microphones. In the final segment of our Microsoft CEO trilogy, we talk about his journey from his early days playing cricket to leading Microsoft, the link between poetry and programming, and how the company is leading the next wave of technological transformation—redefining how we build and interact with technology.

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