Microsoft: A Journey of Innovation and Leadership
Explore Microsoft's remarkable journey from humble beginnings in the 1970s to becoming a global tech giant, with key milestones, principles of leadership, lessons learned, and insights on time management and capabilities.
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Microsoft: Quite A Ride Name End Revenue/Profit Employees My Ride School 1975-1980 Beginnings $2.5M/0 30 1980-1986 IBM PC $197M/$50M 1,400 Admin, Marketing 1986-1992 Windows/Office Birth, Enterprise Start $2.8B/$.8B 11,500 OS Division 1992-1998 Liftoff $15.2B/$4.5B 27,000 Sales 1998-2004 Tough Years, XBOX $36.8B/$8.1B 57,000 Pres./CEO 2004-2008 Enterprise Liftoff, Reformation Begins $60.4B/$17.7B 91,000 CEO 2008-2013 Cloud muscle, Enterprise Leadership $77.8B/$21.8B 99,000 CEO 2013-2022 Cloud Roars $198B/$72B 221,000 Cheerleader/ 2022+ AI Investor
Principles of leadership Ideas Matter Storytelling Hard Core Right People, right leadership Optimism Own the Results Magic of Time See the field Locomotives and cabooses Skate to the puck Sharks The weight room Ponies and tricks Luck
Time Plan your time and your team's time Be quick but don't rush Be patient and take the right shots Be first but commit to be last Be thoughtful on cadence Be hard core for the long term. Build capability always
Capabilities Existing capabilities Build new muscle Acquire muscle On going business Always Sometimes Hopefully not Line extension Always No No Related but New Hopefully some Usually Sometimes Start Up Some or from scratch Always Usually Not
Lessons Learned Yahoo Consumer/Users Function Integrated Tried hard and knew it Acquisitions Our Model? Hardware Direct Ads Platform Devices and Services v cloud first Windows Transition and reset Culture? The model? Brand Technology leadership Great people Great resources Great businesses Cloud No new end user business in productivity
