The Evolution of Software and AI: A Journey of Innovation

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Sam Schillace, a deputy CTO at Microsoft and author of the new book, "No Prize for Pessimism," the first title from Microsoft's new publishing imprint, 8080 Books. Schillace discusses the importance of optimism in innovation, drawing parallels between the early cloud era and the current AI revolution. He also shares his past experiences as one of the creators of Google Docs, and emphasizes the value of tackling difficult, non-obvious problems.

Related Links: 

• Sam Schillace's Sunday Letters on Substack.
• The No Prize for Pessimism custom GPT.
• No Prize for Pessimism on Amazon.
• GeekWire: Microsoft turns a new page in the book business with its own publishing imprint

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; Edited by Curt Milton.

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