• Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

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Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

By: Microsoft
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  • Behind the Tech invites listeners to geek out with an amazing line-up of tech heroes, inventors and innovators. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott takes tech enthusiasts behind-the-scenes to meet AI experts, computer scientists, authors, musicians, digital leaders, bioengineers and neuroscientists who have made discoveries, built tools, and literally helped make our modern world possible.
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  • Mike Volpi, Partner at Index Ventures

    Mike Volpi, Partner at Index Ventures
    May 14 2024
    Mike Volpi is a longtime venture capitalist who joined Index Ventures in 2009 to establish the firm's San Francisco office and North American operations. Prior, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Cisco, overseeing a run of acquisitions still studied today as a model for technology merger strategy. Mike invests primarily in artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and open-source companies, and currently serves on the boards of multiple companies including Aurora, ClickHouse, Cockroach Labs, Cohere, Confluent, Covariant.ai, Kong, Scale, Sonos, and Wealthfront. In this episode, Kevin and Mike discuss Mike’s early childhood, how he got interested in the study of engineering, and his career experiences—including what led to Mike’s long career at Cisco and his current Partner position at Index—including his board experiences with multiple companies.   Mike Volpi | Index Ventures Kevin Scott   Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott   Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts.   
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Mike Schroepfer, Partner, Gigascale Capital

    Mike Schroepfer, Partner, Gigascale Capital
    Apr 2 2024

    In 2023, after departing his role as CTO of Facebook, Mike Schroepfer launched the climate venture capital investment firm Gigascale Capital with the goal of building climate tech companies. Working alongside co-founders Victoria Beasley and Evaline Tsai, Gigascale’s investments are today driving advancements in clean energy, biotech and computing. In this episode, Kevin and Mike discuss Mike’s early childhood and how he got interested in the study of computer science, career experiences in engineering that shaped him, and what ultimately led to his decision to focus on climate change and philanthropic endeavors through his work at Gigascale and his organization Additional Ventures, respectively.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Xyla Foxlin, Engineer and YouTube Creator

    Xyla Foxlin, Engineer and YouTube Creator
    Feb 27 2024
    Xyla Foxlin is an engineer and YouTuber with a passion for making things dating back to her early childhood love of art and creative exploration. What began as a way to entertain herself with whatever materials she could find blossomed into a career as a content creator and maker, showcasing her skills crafting everything from a rocket to a sailboat. In this episode, Xyla and Kevin discuss the challenges she’s faced in the maker space, overcoming imposter syndrome, and the work she’s done to help encourage other women and people of color interested in science, math, and engineering. Xyla Foxlin | @xylafoxlin Kevin Scott   Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott   Discover and listen to other Microsoft podcasts.   
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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