Hiring

Just wrapped our earnings call. It was a fast start to our fiscal year. Microsoft Cloud revenue surpassed $63B, with growth accelerating to 30% YoY. Lots of innovation as we build the new tech stack for the agentic wave. A few highlights:

Over the past six months, our Bengaluru team has grown to 60+ engineers across architecture, design, verification, physical design, packaging and test. If you’re working on a chiplet-based design, let’s talk. And if you want to help build what comes next, we’re hiring. #Chiplets

The US needs 500,000 new electricians this decade. Apprenticeships take 5 years. Microsoft’s Brad Smith says it’s the #1 thing slowing data center expansion. The AI bottleneck isn’t chips. It’s the trades.

I caught an employee customizing his desktop background. It was a photo of his family at the beach. Smiling, waves crashing, pure joy. I asked why he changed it from the standard company logo. He said it motivates him during long hours. I explained that personal images can dilute brand immersion. He argued it's just a background, not hurting anyone. I nodded and updated his profile with "potential loyalty drift." Then I reset his desktop remotely. Now it's our logo again.

Mobility meets intelligence. @Qualcomm and Hyundai @global_mobis are collaborating to bring advanced driver assistance and connected experiences to their next-gen vehicles. qualcomm.com/news/releases/2…

My local dry cleaner was struggling to pay the bills. He was losing $10,000/mo. I told him to "use Moltbot to transform your business" He took my advice. Bought a Mac Mini and API access to Claude. His business is totally transformed. He now loses $14,700/mo.

🚨 "We are planning to dramatically slow down how quickly we grow." Sam Altman says OpenAI is shifting toward "majority AI co-workers." This is a massive vote of confidence in their product roadmap. It signals that their internal models are becoming so powerful that human capital is becoming hyper-leveraged. This is exactly what you want to see. It signals that we are finally entering the era where AI generates real, tangible ROI. OpenAI is "dogfooding" their way to a leaner, faster organization. This is also exactly what critics have been asking for years “why do you still hire developers” Well now we know officially it will slow down, — Dario held the same opinion at Davos as well

If hiring were astronomical: 1. HR would be a black hole — applications go in, feedback never comes out. 2. The boss would be gravity — constantly pulling you toward stress. 3. Workmates would be moons — reflecting your light while claiming it as theirs. 4. Job portals would be wormholes — you enter once and never escape. 5. Interviews would be eclipses — months of preparation, seconds of darkness. 6. “We’ll get back to you” would be dark matter — discussed in theory, missing in reality. 7. Low salaries would be dwarf stars — burning effort with little energy output. 8. ATS would be an asteroid field — most CVs destroyed before landing. 9. Experience requirements would be light-years — impossible distances for juniors. 10. Panel interviews would be constellations — too many stars, no clear direction. 11. Burnout would be the supernova — bright performers collapsing from overuse