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Opinion
Gerstner: Microsoft Copilot is the fastest-growing product in company history
“Co-pilot, which has 30,000 beta customers at Microsoft, I think is the fastest growing product in the history of Microsoft.”
Brad Gerstner Oct 25, 2023 ▶ 16:20 Ep 67: Brad Gerstner on the AI Supercycle & Restoring Faith in Capitalism · Joe Lonsdale
Assertion Partly supported
Andreessen: Seattle tech executives' district elected a councilwoman seeking to nationalize them
“The district in Seattle, the city council district where the most Microsoft and Amazon executives lived, live elected a city council woman who's, who ran a platform of nationalizing Microsoft and Amazon.”
Marc Andreessen Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 12:22 From ChatGPT to Billions of Robots: Marc Andreessen’s Prediction · Joe Lonsdale
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Michael: Steve Ballmer Agreed in Two Hours to Buy Tellme for $760M
“Within two hours, we had a handshake on a deal for 707 hundred sixty million dollars. His corp dev guys were going nuts, because he was making deals on his own.”
Emil Michael Feb 14, 2024 ▶ 10:13 Ep 78: Emil Michael — the Master Dealmaker Behind Uber's Global Dominance · Joe Lonsdale
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lonsdale: Bill Gates considered Trilogy Microsoft's only 1990s talent competitor
“I remember Bill Gates came down and said, you're the only person now competing me for talent in the 19 nineties, and you just crushed it there.”
Joe Lonsdale Oct 17, 2025 ▶ 1:59 Secret Tech Billionaire Is Betting $1B on This · Joe Lonsdale
Assertion Supported
Scott: Bill Gates's technical assistants became Microsoft's next-generation leaders
“Bill Gates had a bunch of these. They became the next generation of leaders at Microsoft.”
Eric Scott May 22, 2026 ▶ 2:20 AI Investing Strategy for 2026 · Joe Lonsdale
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