In this episode of The Khanversation with Imran Khan, Imran reconnects with legendary tech entrepreneur Scott McNealy, co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems. Scott recounts the early days of building Sun alongside Vinod Khosla, Andy Bechtolsheim, and Bill Joy, explaining how theypioneered key technologies like Java, TCP/IP adoption, and open-source platforms. He reflects on pivotal decisions, including near-misses with Apple, building a culture that developed over 200 future CEOs, and how his post-Sunlife has evolved. They also tackle open vs. closed source in today’s AI landscape and Scott’s no-holds-barred advice for founders and CEOs navigating today’s Silicon Valley.
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