Ravi Venkatesan Microsoft Interview

This video features an interview with Ravi Venkatesan, the former Chairman of Microsoft India, where he discusses his life journey, career, and insights on success. He shares his early life as a shy individual and how his mother and a sixth-grade teacher helped him overcome it and sparked his interest in science. He talks about his education at IIT and his career path from building a diesel engine business to joining Microsoft, a move he considered risky. Venkatesan emphasizes the importance of "do what you love, love what you do" and advises young people to follow their dreams and listen to their inner voice. He defines success as an intersection between what you love doing and what you are distinctively good at. From observing Bill Gates, Venkatesan identified two key traits: incredible passion and incredible risk-taking capacity, attributing his own professional success to taking risks throughout his career.