The David Rubenstein Show: Steve Ballmer

Jul.18 -- Steve Ballmer, former chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp. and current Los Angeles Clippers owner, talks about meeting Bill Gates at Harvard, his early years at Microsoft and subsequent rise to CEO in 2000. He also discusses philanthropy and his views on leadership with David Rubenstein in the latest episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations."

[@executusprime4638]

In the business world, cocaine does Steve Ballmer.

[@IsraelMejiaJr]

hahahahahah

[@yves7778]

hahhahahahahahhaahah😂😂😂

[@ristekostadinov2820]

i can't forget video from the 90s where Steve all sweaty screams "developers developers" lmfao

[@aolanikainoa552]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@haydencalvin7237]

Pro tip: you can watch series at Flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies recently.

[@mcjudilla774]

Mannn, i could listen to Steve 24/7. I can feel his passion and enthusiasm across my computer screen!

[@LukoBala]

i think this is how he convinced nokia to not use android - he seems very strong and charismatic so i assume people just listen to him and/or are afraid to contradict him

[@henryzhang9915]

This man is so honest and passionate.

[@desaturated6049]

This man is the worst CEO for Microsoft

[@jacgallo]

Matters not.Character is everything, and that is what shows in this interview.

[@LOLLYPOPPE]

desaturated Bing got huge though

[@adityag485]

desaturated there’s literally been 3 CEO’s for Microsoft so there’s a really high bar so that’s not saying much and he jump started the surface which is the most profitable thing they do

[@ty814]

@@desaturated6049 He is now the 5th richest.

[@RashidKapadia]

Yet another excellent peer to peer interview. Thank you to David Rubenstein for putting this "Conversations-Interviews"program together. Please keep them coming! Thanks to all the interviewees and, in this case, to Steve Balmer for letting us into your world and thoughts. Your sharing is much appreciated.

[@flint476]

Rashid Kapadia - Completely agree!

[@titusp9488]

Didn’t like Ballmer for years but after watching the show...realized how hard he worked all his life. Now have much respect for the man. Don’t agree with all his views but his loyalty and hard work does inspire in the end. Took me 20 years hhhaha.

[@brennanross7108]

Good thing he didn't sell shares when he stepped down as CEO, it has played out very well for him.

[@pareshlodha8847]

Honesty and loyalty paid

[@elbozo5723]

well theyre pretty much guaranteed to rise in value if literally anyone else is ceo

[@alainportant6412]

@@elbozo5723 $3 dividend per share for 2023 that made him $1 billion for that year

[@danielallyway]

Great interview. What he didn’t say was the most important thing.

[@therealfocusin]

Humble, honest, intelligent and a hardworking man. Someone to look up to. Great interview, I could listen to Steve for hours.

[@HoopsJunkie]

Man, I hope the Clippers wins a championship. Steve Ballmer is such a great dude!

[@korqkar8731]

Thank you Mr. Rubenstein for all your great interviews. I do consider you a journalist.

[@xBrOwNeDoG]

As soon as any journalist acquires an agenda.... thats where the journalism ends.

[@korqkar8731]

@@xBrOwNeDoG true also.

[@alainportant6412]

that "journalist" is worth $ 3,7 billion

[@vinothkumarpandurangan9060]

40 - 50k starting salary in the 80s. Man that's a lot.

[@ty814]

I think that's for a year not for month. If that's for months clearly that's a lot.

[@lorismatha9414]

that's a lot even per year!

[@zolazolbayar3640]

$50,000 in 1980 → $155,686.29 in 2019 with inflation

[@greglarry11]

It's a fraction when you think how quickly revenue was growing for technology in the mid-to-late 1980s.

[@EGC316]

That's a lot today

[@scootertxdfw]

Had the privilege of sitting beside him on a few occasions in my career, he is as genuine and authentic in person as he is in this video. One of the smartest (with numbers) people I have ever met as well, a very big brain. People often forget that quarter after quarter MSFT consistently earned 30% gross profit under his leadership.

[@bhaskarvenk]

But satya is better than him because he is more successful and he is not technology guy

[@ty814]

@@bhaskarvenk He made the company more profit then ever. Their profit tripled at that time. And of course steve was not a tech guy.

[@omuani]

Microsoft is a monopoly. 99% of computers in the world run windows

[@masterTigress96]

@@omuani You couldn't be more wrong. Check out the Wikipedia article called "Usage share of operating systems" for some interesting statistics about operating system distribution around the world. Windows is nowhere close to 99%

[@alainportant6412]

@@ty814 he made a fortune on the Facebook deal, for that alone he deserves a medal

[@carlfreer8600]

Love that guy. One of the most underrated Generals of American industry.

[@NightcruiserMA]

12:07 "We should have gotten into the business sooner, and that's my.... I blew that." Okay, I'm a huge Gates fan and a huge Satya Nadella fan, and now Steve Ballmer just won me over with that brutally honest line.

[@elbozo5723]

still hes a bad CEO

[@ty814]

@@elbozo5723 he made a lot of money to MS.

[@JudeMarchisio]

Why??

[@stephenkyburz6529]

Damn my grandpa also immigrated from Switzerland to work at Ford ! This guy is such a blast !

[@michaelzagari6235]

I could watch this interview 100 times in a row.

[@BrunoLuke]

Nobody can become financially successful overnight. They put in background work but we tend to see the finished part. Fear is a dangerous component, hindering us from taking the bold steps we need in other to reach our goals.

[@MarcusFred-wn3iv]

I think it's not always about fear, Sometimes realistic factors discourage people from reaching their goals in life. For instance, I've tried investing in the stock market several times but always got discouraged by fluctuations of stock value

[@BrunoLuke]

@@MarcusFred-wn3iv This is the problem! Most times people with little or no knowledge of the stock market try investing by themselves. It once happened to me, then I learned my lesson and contacted a US-based finance consultant by name MARTHA ALONSO HARA and everything changed. I started enjoying huge returns from my investment.

[@MarcusFred-wn3iv]

@@BrunoLuke Oh, that sounds good but how do I reach out to MARTHA ALONSO HARA

[@BrunoLuke]

@@MarcusFred-wn3iv quickly do a web check where you can connect with her, and do your research with her full name mentioned

[@MarcusFred-wn3iv]

@@BrunoLuke Thank you, Going through her profile on her webpage out of curiosity, and surprisingly she seems proficient. I appreciate this.

[@Rossini737]

Please do one with Stanley Druckenmiller. It's going to be good, you share the same calm vibe.

[@muzaffarkhamraev1584]

He is a really honest guy and speaks with numbers. Great deal breaker!!!!

[@anupamacharya8854]

Whatever anyone says - Steve's very honest, energetic and turns out to be the biggest believer of his company Microsoft !

[@sureshnishtala2887]

I love steve Balmer .....He is so extrovert,outspoken ,enthusiastic...

[@TamashiiDoku]

Steve Ballmer is my spirit animal

[@arigutman]

Just goes to show the power of holding onto a successful stock... Thank you for sharing!

[@FozzQuaker]

I dont believe Steve Ballmer was ever a shy kid

[@HiberNAT]

maybe he is too naturally anxious so he transform that into a full blown adrenaline attitude

[@IsaMutlib]

Steve Ballmer is the human version of the drug speed.

[@QuickZ_]

His social confidence reminds me of mine.. After 10 beers. Of course I dont get the same result :)

[@johanngross6953]

Such a great interview, a lot of great lessons! Thank you for sharing, this is truly inspiring.

[@3145mimosa]

This interview was very good. Thank you!

[@jasperstoj]

Interesting, I just assumed that he was a born extrovert, it's cool to see that he developed that persona.

[@xDRAGOSLAVx]

What a quality dude. Just a real, genuine fellow, and I respect the crap out of this guy!

[@JerryWilson-t2p]

This man is so honest and passionate.

[@GreenMountain565]

I actually appreciate Ballmer more and more as I listen to him in these interviews. I remember him running around stage acting a bit crazy in the 00’s but the guys is actually very smart.

[@oscarsheen3045]

Steve Ballmer is a great man. Great role model.

[@blackiechan202]

this guy is awesome

[@lesterardon2009]

so energetic .... I like the guy , not too many people like him , but i think he is fun to be around and looks like is a very happy billionaire.

[@MightySheep]

I wish my brain was also wired like Im on natural cocaine 24/7

[@rajatbansal512]

Its good that he actually admitted what he did was wrong.

[@ivanbekavac2960]

It was a big risk for company as big as Microsoft to turn their core business around. Especially after he, as the one of the leaders of it experienced 2 major crisis in his turn. Remember, Apple was almost all in on the iPhone, Microsoft was the king in the tech world back then. They even had the best software for the smartphone at the time, but it's hard to go against 25+ years of legacy, this mistake isn't solely on him, it happened through the history, closest one to compare it to is IBM.

[@FozzQuaker]

Does Ballmer like developers by any chance...what a guy, I love him, his energy and passion for Microsoft is class

[@bhaskarvenk]

Yeah but stock dropped diting3 his time and skyrocketed during satya ,3 tomes

[@steflift5165]

@@bhaskarvenk incorrect - earnings tripled under Ballmer and tripled under Satya's

[@SaartjeandRufus]

"What the heck is software"

[@SaifurRahman92]

Thanks to Steve for letting me type on my PC, though I use linux!

[@cyrptolover]

He is full of life..... laughter says it all....

[@bighoss8793]

Cocaine is a powerful drug.

[@SuperTravianPlayer]

*balmer

[@mirsondCA]

Why he is saying this???

[@bojackjackson6959]

Love this guy!

[@yasinnabi]

absolutely this is a wonderful video. thumbs up !.,.,.,

[@cesara4234]

Love this show

[@walidak8229]

This guy out there would match up very well with Steve Jobs in a company 😂

[@AnandaPradhan16041993]

A leader has to be a leader of Ideas which leads people.....a great talk....Thanks

[@ChildofYAH_]

Principle #1 Don't talk to anybody after a loss. 😂😂

[@invincible6623]

Great interview. I enjoyed it. 👍👍👍

[@kingraghavsahni]

that energy though 🔥

[@jewishunited]

Truly a leader!

[@napoleonb55]

Zuckerberg next pls!

[@Octopus_MTEF_MinEco_BU]

You can tell this guy has a strong work ethic.

[@musicandoutdoors]

Love it! Thanks David

[@uvwxyzero]

Basically he's saying he hit the lottery by meeting Bill Gates.

[@jessecavada3015]

Owesome Music my thought exactly

[@germanordonez9121]

He was obviously competent, he was at the right place at the right time, nobody becomes CEO because you are friends with the founder.A founder of a business will give responsibilities to the ones who have the capacity to do well their job...

[@nasreenshaikh7150]

Owesome Music You got to be really fucking smart to get chosen by Bill Gates himself

[@Helloooooo]

Owesome Music he didn't just sit and do nothing, he worked his ass off to get to where he is,

[@polythenepam5032]

And Bill Gates hit the lottery by meeting Steve Ballmer. Nobody builds a company like Microsoft alone.

[@melgross]

Great interview. Ballmer does seem like a nice guy, personally.

[@poparrow9416]

Please do one with Mukesh Ambani or Jack Ma

[@moidalam6275]

Who?

[@jeffliu3896]

never seen David Rubenstein smile; and he should as a host

[@kensimba7868]

In several instances in this interview I thought 'uugh u should atleast chuckled to flow with this energetic gentleman '. I agree he's kinda serious

[@Name1st]

Great guy!!! Greets from Germany. 😁

[@b0gartz]

he is famous for laughing at iPhone for not having a keyboard and boast that MS sold more phone, etc (search for it if youre interested). then during his tenure, the microsoft mobile products died. he also made unfair deal with Nokia (to move from Symbian to Windows OS) that discouraged other cellphone manufacturers to use Windows and eventually left Nokia as the only manufacture using WINDOWS OS on mobile phone - less developers - then Nokia failed again. microsoft suffered its biggest disappointment during his leadership.... mobile phone product death..

[@glasser2819]

Apple was run by Steeve Jobs for technological excellence in a closed echo-system while MSFT was run by business graduates cutting deals for profits.

[@C_C-]

He was right about Developers tho.

[@jungtarcph]

I fucking LOVE Steve Ballmer's energy! I mean I would much rather have him as an investor than Bill. Although, I'm sure they would be both cool!

[@bhaskarvenk]

Satya is cooler than both and stock rocks

[@alainportant6412]

@@bhaskarvenk no

[@alainportant6412]

@@bhaskarvenk nobody likes those people

[@motivogolf877]

Great episode!

[@enniskey]

Steve is awesome! Check out the rapid fire Q&A I had with him a few months ago!

[@GeorgeKuruvilla]

Titled "Humanizing Steve Ballmer"

[@SuperGirl-tf2wn]

Amazing to think if he never met that Bill Gates guy he wouldn't be where he is today. Right place, right time is just as important as having the traits that made him into CEO.

[@happyicare5053]

Look at Bill in that photo!😊😊

[@aviator680]

The guy who literally threw Microsoft Outta the window

[@yashk246]

Are you absurd? Earnings tripled under him while earnings have just under double under Satya Nadella. He made Microsoft an economic powerhouse by the time he left and he has been a great goddamn leader.

[@mwloos1]

Remmeber, O365 and Azure was developed under his tutelage. Satya was handed a goldmine.

[@kejiri3593]

He ran from 2000 - 2014. I would say Xp and Windows 7 did good. Windows 8 was handsdown the worst OS made so.. you can blame that one i guess. I would argue Windows 10 is 2nd worst, but tolerable atleast

[@frankm8667]

Missed the golden opportunity to say "outta the Windows".

[@iandrsaurri625]

He gets too much flak. He did so much good

[@amominah]

Amazing viedo. Rich in ecomical wisdom.

[@shantanutarey]

Steve Ballmer sounds like Joe from family guy

[@ThinkPositiveDude]

yeah if joe was castrated.

[@erickschmitt1917]

Should run for president

[@davedave5787]

Oneof the last "living the dream" guys!!!!

[@pryl]

Steve Ballmer used to hate linux, at one point even said that it's Cancer, but later praised Satya Nadella for taking interest in open source. He said that during his time things were different.

[@skyworldgroup6692]

Great video ever you are my role model

[@RandomNiceThings12]

I like this man

[@abba3629]

Steve Ballmer, "It is Fun to be Enthusiastic."🏀

[@RyanLeesheik]

20 + billion and he had no interest wow

[@CA-dr7tf]

this guy is either super enthusiastic or coked up and im happy to see his energy either way lmaoo

[@jasontran250]

There's this energy in our spirit Steve, that we don't oppose God, and that's the most sensitive part of the spirit, whether we oppose God or not, whether we support God's purpose or not, and that is the difference, those things you just don't mess with, you can't be a false.representation of

[@jshepard152]

We've got the tie joke now, thanks.

[@allenalesna]

There's really something about Steve Ballmer that he never gets the better credit of. The guy's energy is something else. Like an overgrown kid. But you can sense his passion for the latter half of the interview. Then he reverts to quirky. Hahahaha

[@JasonGafar]

This guy is a character 😂 🤣

[@killingspree15]

Biggest joke of a CEO ever. Microsoft had its Jack Barker.

[@wesrichmond]

Steve Ballmer is hilarious and David Rubenstein is as dry as the sahara desert...what a weird interview lol

[@tyrellcobb4665]

I like some of these interviews. Wish they would ditch the annoying intro (not the preview intro)

[@danbadia7461]

I like Balmer he's my kind of a Billionaire, so open and with so much clarity on business world

[@yuridriemeyer.movies635]

Great guy!

[@myothercarisadelorean8957]

When his dad asked him what the hell is software? He should of said well Dad it's just ware that's not hard. LOL

[@ankon009]

Pain in my heart

[@anderbeau]

Oh god… all I know of this dude is like a super sweaty used car salesman running across the stage dripping SCREAMING… “DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!” 😂😂😂

[@SomfilmsFHD]

15:15 the interview repeats it self

[@house15able]

You know he's a dude when he refers to himself as one.

[@pomp4401]

Developers, Developers, Developers!!!

[@seniorzhang9114]

what software? why people needed a computer? fascinating!

[@pdr770]

You don’t need to be depressed for missing iPhone. You Have An Excellent Company. Very 🤓 but Excellently

[@blackrevenue8421]

Guy has insane energy

[@abuwilliams7228]

Can You please do one with President Obama.

[@happyicare5053]

Que majo how funny, que energía más buena transmite. 😊😊😊😊😊😊🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@inthedms82]

RIP PAUL ALLEN

[@carmikereid]

Baller Ballmer