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SF-based podcaster Dwarkesh lands Satya Nadella interview
He has interviewed prominent people such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel. / Yopitube/Dwarkesh Patel Podcast
San Francisco-based Indian-origin podcaster Dwarkesh Patel never expected a cold email to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to receive a near-instant response. However, to his surprise, Nadella not only read his email but also replied within four minutes, agreeing to appear on Patel’s podcast.
Patel, 24, hosts The Dwarkesh Podcast, where he has interviewed prominent figures such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. His family immigrated from India when his father, a doctor, secured an H-1B visa and was assigned to rural America. Patel moved to the United States at nine, eventually launching his podcast during the Covid-19 pandemic.
His latest episode featured a conversation with Nadella, a guest he secured after noticing that the Microsoft CEO had subscribed to his newsletter. On Jan.25, Patel decided to reach out.
"Would you be interested in coming to my podcast? Previous guests include Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Blair, and Ilya Sutskever," Patel wrote in his email. "I am keen to hear how you're thinking about AI (and Microsoft) over the next 3/10/25 years."
Patel sent the email at 3:25 p.m. on a Saturday. At 3:39 p.m., Nadella responded.
"Hi, Dwarkesh. Your pod is super! I would love to," the Microsoft chief wrote.
The exchange sparked amusement on social media, mainly because Patel sent the email via Microsoft Outlook rather than Gmail. Sharing the incident on X (formerly Twitter), Patel advised his followers: "Kids, don't underestimate the power of a cold email."
During their discussion, Nadella and Patel explored artificial general intelligence (AGI) and quantum computing, areas Patel has studied extensively. His deep dive into AI has been a hallmark of his podcasting journey.
“If I do an AI interview where I’m interviewing Demis [Hassabis], CEO of DeepMind, I’ll probably have read most of DeepMind's papers from the last couple of years. I've talked to a dozen AI researchers in preparation for that interview—just weeks and weeks of teaching myself about [everything]," Patel told Meridian.
While much of his research never makes it into the final podcast, Patel believes it often leads to valuable discussions. "Some of the things I end up reading, even randomly on my own time, lead to interesting conversations," he added.
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