Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

Sam Schillace: Deputy CTO, Microsoft

Aug 10, 2022

01:04:49

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Sam Schillace

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Episode notes

The Transformation of Mathematics

02:18

You Can't Replace Humans by Something That's Not Human, Definitiony

01:41

Manifested Architecture - The Tension Between Long Term and Short Term

02:04

Introduction

3min

I've Always Been a Science Kid

2min

How I Got Into Computers in College

3min

I Like Math. I Like the Um.

3min

How Did You Go From Being a Theoretical Mathematician to a Software Developer?

2min

Is There a Diversity in Net Work?

2min

I've Got Money in the Bank

4min

The Most Complimentary Advice I Ever Got From a Mentor

2min

How to Find Common Ground in Between Downmats

2min

10.

How to Be a Good Leader in a Team Environment

2min

11.

Manifested Architecture - The Tension Between Long Term and Short Term

2min

12.

The Right Time to Work on a New Problem

2min

13.

You've Got a Web Browser

2min

14.

Younote

3min

15.

You Don't Know What You're Doing

2min

16.

Do You Know What the Plan Is?

2min

17.

Don't Listen to the Nay Sayers Very Much

2min

18.

Is There a Good Use of Time to Go Push This Thing Forward?

2min

19.

Is It Possible to See More Than One Step Past the Edge of the Unknown?

3min

20.

Solar Panels and Batteries Are Getting Better and Better.

2min

21.

Is There a Future for Computers?

2min

22.

Cognitive Work Is Getting More Accessible

2min

23.

The Transformation of Mathematics

2min

24.

What Does a Machine Think Like Us?

3min

25.

You Can't Replace Humans by Something That's Not Human, Definitiony

2min

26.

What Do You Enjoy Doing in Your Free Time?

2min

27.

Is a I a Helpive Tool?

4min

28.

I've Lived the Three Big Revolts

3min

Have you ever wondered who was behind the creation of Google Docs? Kevin talks with Sam Schillace, one of the people who launched the transformational – and at the time controversial – idea 16 years ago. Today, Sam is an engineering Corporate VP focusing on consumer product culture and next generation productivity who stresses the importance of asking “What if?” questions. Kevin and Sam talk career advice, the fact that there’s always tension in high functioning teams and why we’re on the cusp of a new technological era.

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