Wired Interviews Bill Gates 1996
Kevin Kelly
Why leaders watch it
Gates in 1996 on strategy, competition and platform bets, showing how a tech CEO reasoned then.
Unreleased 1996 footage of the Wired editors interviewing Bill Gates when he visited their office. Gates talks about software, the internet and Microsoft's thinking at the time. The video is about 53 minutes long.
Takeaways
- Think in platforms and ecosystems
- Anticipate the internet's effect on the business
- Competitive paranoia drives strategy
Topics: Strategy & competitive advantage, Historic leaders & pioneers
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