Steven Sinofsky

Hardcore Software, large-scale product cadence

Former President of Microsoft's Windows Division, where he led development of Windows 7 and Windows 8; later board partner at Andreessen Horowitz. His book 'Hardcore Software' documents the discipline, cadence, and trade-offs of shipping enterprise-scale software products. He is widely cited for his frameworks on product execution, shipping milestones, and organisational rigour in large engineering organisations.