Bill Gates: Starting the Digital Revolution
From Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith by Microsoft, Brad Smith
March 13, 2025 · 27 min · Season 4 · Episode 4
About this episode
Brad Smith interviews Bill Gates about his memoir and the impact of Microsoft over the past 50 years.
As Microsoft celebrates its 50th birthday, I had the chance to sit down with my friend and the company’s cofounder, Bill Gates. We discuss his memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings, Microsoft’s impact over the past 50 years, and how the next phase of the digital revolution is the most exciting one yet.
People in this episode
Host: Brad Smith
Guest: Bill Gates
Topics covered
- digital revolution
- Microsoft history
- Bill Gates memoir
- technology impact
- future of technology
Keywords
- Bill Gates
- Microsoft
- digital revolution
- memoir
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Microsoft
Books & works: Source Code: My Beginnings
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