Steve Ballmer

This is a company that I got to know frankly through them approaching us about a sponsorship deal.

My family and I were super keen to do work to stem climate change.

We think that's an important thing.

I was in the process of even changing the design of Intuit Dome so that we could be carbon neutral.

And then we meet this company that focuses in on an aspect of carbon neutrality.

To me, it seemed like a match kind of made in heaven, if you will.

You can't look back and say, well, people's economic mobility this year was a two and next year it's going to be a 2.3.

And I kind of think of this as a time to reflect on things I've learned primarily at Microsoft, but also the Clippers about business. I figured, eh, I'll send them to you. And their PowerPoint.

And I kind of think of this as a time to reflect on things I've learned primarily at Microsoft, but also the Clippers about business. I figured, eh, I'll send them to you. And their PowerPoint.

Yeah. Interesting. Very kind. Fathering something. I feel good about that. And I think there's a lot of truth to that. Of course, there are many fathers to the enterprise business at Microsoft. And I feel both good and bad about it. Because the truth is, Microsoft started out as a consumer company. And we built a very important consumer business.

Yeah. Interesting. Very kind. Fathering something. I feel good about that. And I think there's a lot of truth to that. Of course, there are many fathers to the enterprise business at Microsoft. And I feel both good and bad about it. Because the truth is, Microsoft started out as a consumer company. And we built a very important consumer business.

That success translated into the opening to go build an enterprise business. And one of my regrets is we lost the consumer muscle along the way. Because I think the ability to be ultra, ultra. I mean, we're a great company. Microsoft's a great company. But to have both of those muscles totally firing, if I'd been able to sustain that consumer muscle.

That success translated into the opening to go build an enterprise business. And one of my regrets is we lost the consumer muscle along the way. Because I think the ability to be ultra, ultra. I mean, we're a great company. Microsoft's a great company. But to have both of those muscles totally firing, if I'd been able to sustain that consumer muscle.

And I have some ideas about why that didn't happen. But the enterprise muscle?

And I have some ideas about why that didn't happen. But the enterprise muscle?

And so I'm very proud of that. And the fact that, you know, it's also funny when you say consumer and enterprise, what does it mean really to say enterprise? Sometimes it can sound just like backend stuff. And the truth of the matter is Microsoft office slash N three 65, whatever exactly it's called today is super important. It was the foundation for having permission to to be in the enterprise.

And so I'm very proud of that. And the fact that, you know, it's also funny when you say consumer and enterprise, what does it mean really to say enterprise? Sometimes it can sound just like backend stuff. And the truth of the matter is Microsoft office slash N three 65, whatever exactly it's called today is super important. It was the foundation for having permission to to be in the enterprise.

And yet it's a product that sits right there in front of users. So the question is, do you think about users or consumer? And do you think about enterprise or do you think about IT? And then there's developers that span both. And that's kind of my mental model. Do you have products that appeal to consumers?

And yet it's a product that sits right there in front of users. So the question is, do you think about users or consumer? And do you think about enterprise or do you think about IT? And then there's developers that span both. And that's kind of my mental model. Do you have products that appeal to consumers?

That IT can handle and a platform that lets developers build around those and based around those, whether they're building for users, users and IT, or in some instances just for IT people because there's a lot of tools that are just for IT people.