Inside Microsoft's Trillion Dollar Playbook with Chief Strategy Officer Bobby Yerramilli-Rao
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Bobby Yerramilli-Rao, Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft, joins TechSurge host Sriram Viswanathan to offer a rare glimpse into the strategic playbook of one of the world’s most powerful tech companies. Bobby shares how the company navigates today’s biggest technology paradigm shifts, placing bets with trillion-dollar implications. Touching on Microsoft’s AI strategy, OpenAI partnership, quantum computing, its approach to acquisitions, and much more, this candid and wide-ranging conversation is not to be missed.
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- (00:00 ) - The Nature of Technology and AI's Economic Impact
- (03:01 ) - Strategic Priorities at Microsoft
- (05:45 ) - Strategic Inflection Points and Microsoft's History
- (09:03 ) - The Importance of Timing in Strategic Decisions
- (11:48 ) - Gaming and Content Strategy
- (14:57 ) - Acquisition Successes and Failures
- (17:50 ) - Leveraging LinkedIn and GitHub
- (20:50 ) - AI's Potential Economic Impact
- (23:52 ) - Monetizing AI Innovations in Microsoft Office
- (25:59 ) - Investing in AI: The New CAPEX Landscape
- (31:01 ) - Quantum Computing: Hype vs. Reality
- (37:44 ) - The Future of AI and Quantum Integration
- (39:18 ) - The Semiconductor Landscape: Lessons from the Past
- (43:30 ) - Genomics and Life Sciences: Opportunities Ahead
- (45:50 ) - Autonomous Driving: The Future of Mobility























