Industry Innovation at Microsoft Part 1

In this part 1 of 2 episode, I'm speaking with Rimes Mortimer, General Manager of Industry Innovation for Microsoft. We get to know Rimes and his background in building architecture and how that translates into the technology world. We also dive into how Rimes views innovation with both Microsoft customers and innovating within  the company to help product teams. 

Chapters

• 1:35 About Rimes
• 11:16 How has innovation evolved at Microsoft across various CEOs
• 15:52 Brief history of Microsoft Azure
• 23:26 What does innovation mean to Rimes
• 31:46 Importance of relevance in innovation
• 42:16 Innovators must be comfortable being uncomfortable
• 50:31 On the cusp of the next economic long wave?
• 53:47 Autonomous vehicles
• 58:24 Industry innovation initiatives at Microsoft
• 1:02:56 The drivers behind mass digitization