Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Shares Secrets Of Success For Future Leaders; ‘Stay Relevant, Build Tolerance’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has shared invaluable advice for new employees and researchers in the technology industry. During a podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, Nadella said being relevant in the industry is the most important and that the young generation must have a high tolerance for failure.
“Longevity is not a goal, relevance is. The thing that I have to do is ‘are we doing things that are useful and relevant in an evolving world?” Nadella said while reflecting on his 34-year-long career at Microsoft.
.@satyanadella on:
– why he doesn’t believe in AGI but does believe in 10% economic growth
– Microsoft’s new topological qubit breakthrough and gaming world models
– whether Office commoditizes LLMs or the other way around
Links below. Enjoy!
Timestamps
0:00:00 – Intro… pic.twitter.com/ywwCsPn1xd
— Dwarkesh Patel (@dwarkesh_sp) February 19, 2025
“You have to go in with an attitude that whatever we’re doing is relevant. And then know that there is a batting average. You have to have a high tolerance for failure,” he said. “You have to take enough shots on goal to be able to say, ‘Okay we’ll make it to the other side as a company.’ That’s what makes it tricky in this industry.”
Interestingly, Microsoft will be 50 years old in April this year. It was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The podcast was uploaded just when Microsoft introduced the Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum chip on February 19. The company says this chip will “realize quantum computers capable of solving meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades.”
A breakthrough in quantum computing. Majorana 1 brings us closer to harnessing millions of potential qubits working together to solve the unsolvable—from new medicines to revolutionary materials—all on a single chip. #QuantumComputing #QuantumReady https://t.co/mpj8VwEQj0 pic.twitter.com/zlQoyoFURv
— Microsoft (@Microsoft) February 19, 2025
The chip uses the world’s first topoconductor or topological superconductor. It is a special category of material that can create an entirely new state of matter – not a solid, liquid or gas but a topological state.
According to Microsoft, Topoconductor “can observe and control Majorana particles to produce more reliable and scalable qubits, which are the building blocks for quantum computers.”
Majorana 1 is being hailed as the chip that offers a clear path to fit a million qubits on a single chip. A million qubits is the threshold needed to use quantum computing for it use in breaking down microplastics into harmless byproducts, inventing self-healing materials for construction, manufacturing or healthcare.
Nadella also endorsed the product on his social media, announcing its completion after a nearly 20 year pursuit. “Imagine a chip that can fit in the palm of your hand yet is capable of solving problems that even all the computers on Earth today combined could not!” Nadella wrote. “It takes patience and persistence to have big impact in the world. And I am glad we get the opportunity to do just that at Microsoft.”
