In October, I was interviewed by Om Malik and Joyce Kim about my role in Silicon Valley and how Microsoft works with startups. The interview is posted on our site, www.microsoftStartupZone, and Don Dodge, on my team, blogged about it. Some highlights from our discussion, with questions and my comments: How Can Startups Partner with ...

On August 15, 2007, I was interviewed by Tom Foremski, publisher of Silicon Valley Watcher—Reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. The podcast and video are posted on PodTech here (11 min 45 sec.) The complete transcript is posted below for those who prefer reading. Key take-aways: Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus had 6 ...

Will invention and genius repeat themselves? China is a big, big market. We know it, they know it, everyone knows it. It’s an accelerating planned economy trying desperately to stay in control. I call it “controlled” capitalism, but in China it has been referred to as “socialism with Chinese feature” or national capitalism. They have a national ...

The Perception and Reality of Innovation Abroad I was drinking a Maccabee and snacking on olives — rather than Pinot and crostini — but it felt very much like Silicon Valley — say Il Fornaio or Buck’s. Where was I? At a café in Tel Aviv last year, marveling at the energy of the place. It could have been Silicon Valley 1998: young, professional, ...