No Prize for Pessimism
Letters from a Messy Tech Optimist
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2026
Summary
No Prize for Pessimism by Sam Schillace is a thoughtful meditation on the importance of optimism in building and designing tech products—or any product, for that matter. Schillace is Microsoft’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer. He is the co-inventor of Google Docs, a product used by more than a billion people around the world. Through a series of insightful letters and reflections, Schillace shares his journey from the early days of personal computing to the forefront of AI innovation. This b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798999120137 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Sam Schillace |
| Publisher: | 8080 Books |
| Imprint: | 8080 Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm x 20mm |
You Can Find This Book In
About The Author
Sam Schillace
Sam graduated from the University of Michigan with two math degrees and has spent the past 35 years in Silicon Valley. He is a six-time founder of consumer and enterprise startups, including the startup that created Google Docs. He worked at Google off and on since 2006, at some point running many of the company’s consumer apps: Gmail, Blogger, Picasa, GDocs, Page Creator, Reader, and parts of Maps. He has been a venture investor at Google Ventures, and was the SVP of engineering at Box leading up to its IPO. He now works in the office of the CTO at Microsoft, where he works on a number of projects related to product development culture and practices, including a large horizontal infrastructure effort, consumer design culture initiatives, and a number of AI projects, including the Semantic Kernel app building framework.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.