Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he’s spending his weekends studying…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is spending his weekends studying how startups build products, revealing that his company’s massive size has become a critical weakness in the race to develop AI. Speaking on the “MD MEETS” podcast with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, Nadella said he devoted an entire recent weekend to understanding how new companies create products with speed Microsoft can’t match. The reason is simple but damning: Microsoft’s scale is now “a massive disadvantage,” he admitted.
At startups, product development teams work at a single table—scientists, engineers, and infrastructure specialists collaborating and iterating instantly.
