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Author: Marcus Fontoura
Publisher: 8080 Books
Imprint: 8080 Books
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9798999120168
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 30 December 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""Marcus is an incredible technologist who has been at the forefront of many industry-shaping technology innovations, from computational advertising to cloud computing to fintech. Through his book, Marcus takes us along on his personal journey of learning, insights, and growth as a tech innovator. This is a must read for anyone who is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the inner workings of technology management.""--David Ku, entrepreneur, former Corporate Vice President at Microsoft and Senior Vice President at Yahoo ""Marcus Fontoura's Platform Mindset avoids the tiresome rhetoric of yesterday's leadership and management books to focus on what matters most in this digital age-supportive, inclusive work environments where creativity and innovation flourish to solve complex challenges for customers and the world.""--Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft ""Marcus Fontoura's Platform Mindset teaches us how to build inclusive organizations where people and teams thrive. Full of engaging stories and best practices, this book is a great read for anyone working or considering a career in technology! More than that, this book is a story of a leader learning how to architect a high-performing team and culture. Having learned from some of the best in technology, Marcus takes us on an exciting ride with some great views from inside the ropes."" --Christine Porath, author Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace
Marcus is an incredible technologist who has been at the forefront of many industry-shaping technology innovations, from computational advertising to cloud computing to fintech. Through his book, Marcus takes us along on his personal journey of learning, insights, and growth as a tech innovator. This is a must read for anyone who is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the inner workings of technology management. -- Marcus Fontoura's A Platform Mindset avoids the tiresome rhetoric of yesterday's leadership and management books to focus on what matters most in this digital age-supportive, inclusive work environments where creativity and innovation flourish to solve complex challenges for customers and the world. -- Marcus Fontoura's A Platform Mindset teaches us how to build inclusive organizations where people and teams thrive. Full of engaging stories and best practices, this book is a great read for anyone working or considering a career in technology! More than that, this book is a story of a leader learning how to architect a high-performing team and culture. Having learned from some of the best in technology, Marcus takes us on an exciting ride with some great views from inside the ropes. --
Author Information
Marcus Fontoura is currently in his second tenure as Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, where he works as CTO for Azure Core. Most recently, he was the CTO at Stone (2022-2025), where he led the engineering organization, focused on building highly efficient financial platforms and an amazing engineering culture. He continues to serve as an advisor to the company. Previously, in his first tenure as Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft (2013-2022), Marcus worked as the chief architect for Azure Compute and led the Azure efficiency team. Marcus also had posts at Google, Yahoo, and IBM Research.
