<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This special edition of the GeekWire Podcast is the first in a four-episode series that we’ll be publishing in the months ahead as part of our year-long &lt;a href="https://www.geekwire.com/special-coverage/microsoft-at-50/"&gt;Microsoft @ 50 project&lt;/a&gt;, recognizing the company’s 50th anniversary in April 2025. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;On this episode, we’ll take a fresh look at Microsoft’s startup story with tech historian and author Margaret O’Mara of the University of Washington, author of &lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534709/the-code-by-margaret-omara/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; plus highlights from a recent conversation with David Marquardt, Microsoft’s first outside investor and a longtime board member.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.geekwire.com/events/geekwire-microsoft50/"&gt;Register here&lt;/a&gt; for our Microsoft @ 50 event, March 20, 2025, in Seattle.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.geekwire.com/special-coverage/microsoft-at-50/"&gt;Microsoft @ 50&lt;/a&gt; is an independent GeekWire editorial project &lt;a href="https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/technology/ecosystem/microsoft"&gt;supported by Accenture&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;With GeekWire Co-Founder Todd Bishop. Edited by Curt Milton.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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GeekWire

Microsoft’s startup story: A new look, with insights for today

NOV 13, 202432 MIN
GeekWire

Microsoft’s startup story: A new look, with insights for today

NOV 13, 202432 MIN

Description

This special edition of the GeekWire Podcast is the first in a four-episode series that we’ll be publishing in the months ahead as part of our year-long Microsoft @ 50 project, recognizing the company’s 50th anniversary in April 2025. 

On this episode, we’ll take a fresh look at Microsoft’s startup story with tech historian and author Margaret O’Mara of the University of Washington, author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America; plus highlights from a recent conversation with David Marquardt, Microsoft’s first outside investor and a longtime board member.

Register here for our Microsoft @ 50 event, March 20, 2025, in Seattle.

Microsoft @ 50 is an independent GeekWire editorial project supported by Accenture.

With GeekWire Co-Founder Todd Bishop. Edited by Curt Milton.

 

 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.