Microsoft's Refounder Mission Is to Make the World Around You Better

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company's social contract is to find profitable solutions. Microsoft has been partnering with non-profit organizations like OpenAI, which he calls a "different way to play in the game" Satcha: We get to operate as a multinational company by ensuring that there is real symmetry between us doing well And the world around us doing well.

To achieve massive scale, you don’t just need founders, you also need a re-founder – someone to come in at a later stage to keep the mission and culture on track. As Microsoft’s third CEO ever — after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer — Satya Nadella is doing just that. He’s fostered a culture at Microsoft that rewards new ideas and makes room for feedback. Satya discusses how, as Chairman and CEO, he has transformed Microsoft from a cutthroat culture towards embracing social networks, collaboration, and cloud. Plus, Satya and Reid reminisce about the early conversations that led to Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn. With guest David Mandel, showrunner of Veep.

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