As a shareholder I have expressed my frustration with not getting more information about revenue and margins from the cloud. Steve Ballmer More Quotes by Steve Ballmer More Quotes From Steve Ballmer I've found three or four things that are quite interesting to me that I'm focused on. That's been fun.The Clippers is obviously one of them. Steve Ballmer threefuninteresting Every NBA arena has six cameras in the ceiling. The question is what does the software do with video feeds? How to surface that in a set of analytics? There are some "playbooks," but in most sports these days what you really want to share out with coaches and players is a set of video that lets you visualize what's going on and what's the best way to do things. Steve Ballmer nbaplayersports The company I invested in is probably a leader in that area. They're a company called Second Spectrum, which happens to be based in LA but was started by two USC computer-science professors. It's filled with guys who love sports, who played sports, but really look like programmers. Steve Ballmer guysportstwo In general, I'm pretty busy with the other things I charted ... I bought a piece of a sports-tech company. We do a lot of work with at the Clippers. I think that'll be great. We're really looking at the possibility of extending and building a real over-the-top distribution channel with value-added services for the Clippers, that could lead to other partnerships and investments. But most of the stuff I'm looking at isn't because I say, "Hey, I want to invest." It sort of comes around from the work we're doing with the Clippers. Steve Ballmer realsportsthinking I think there are lots of opportunities to improve the product. When you read the press, people say, "Oh, the product needs improvement." I look at that and say, "Hey, that's an exciting thing to get behind!" Because they can improve that product. That leaves more upside from an innovation and revenue potential than you're gonna find in a lot of places. So you could say that's a downside, I see that as an opportunity. Steve Ballmer opportunitypeoplethinking If you look at companies with upside potential, Twitter's right there. They've established a brand in a world where it's extremely difficult to establish a brand. It's a global brand, people recognize it, people want to let you know what their Twitter handles are, etc. Steve Ballmer etcpeoplelooks I've been doing lot of work, and hopefully will bring it to fruition in a way people can see it, really understanding - this is going to sound funny, but what does government really do, how is it really funded, and what measures exist to evaluate how it does at what it does? No forecast, no policy, no prediction, just a realistic perspective on what is. Call it like a "10k for government" we've been working on with a website, with additional data. Steve Ballmer datagovernmentpeople I'm not saying there aren't areas of investment, but if you were to say to somebody in business, we will double the budget on this one thing, you have to say, what numbers are we going to move ? Steve Ballmer top-news I'd ask the question to both parties, you want to double the budget, that's a big change, 2 x is a big number, are you really going buy that kind of improvement for us ? Steve Ballmer top-news The deficit is quoted on an annual basis, we lose about $ 750 billion a year as a country — could be a trillion. We don't use forecasts. We only use actuals. But $ 200 billion additional per year would be very significant on top of the $ 750 billion that we are already losing. Of course, there may be new revenue streams. We didn't hear about that today. But that can come. Steve Ballmer top-news The one thing that I think you can ground on and say is accurate, is numbers, not adjectives that reflect what went on in the past, i think government numbers, not forecasts or third party analysis tells us the best story. Steve Ballmer top-news Government today spends about $ 240 billion a year, if you take that, multiply it by 10, you're close to the 2 trillion. Steve Ballmer top-news We believe government should be analyzed and held accountable by the numbers. Steve Ballmer top-news The company made a ton of money by fighting that battle very well, it's been incredibly important to the company's revenue stream. Steve Ballmer company-news As a block shareholder, the company regularly reaches out. I didn't need to use the time today. Steve Ballmer business Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders. Steve Ballmer greatleadershipworkway One capability every business is expected to have is the capability to make money. It requires a certain kind of discipline, a certain kind of mindset. Steve Ballmer disciplinemindsetmoneybusiness Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people this year, and attract great people into the company. I'm very bullish about the employee base and what it can accomplish. Steve Ballmer new-peoplenewgreatpeople Our company has to be a company that enables its people. Steve Ballmer enablesourcompanypeople
