S2E4: Steven Guggenheimer

Steve Guggenheimer spent more than two decades at Microsoft, helping build the platforms that shaped the modern internet.

In this episode of The Net OGs, Steve takes us inside the early days of Windows, Internet Explorer, and the browser wars, sharing what it was really like to compete, build, and scale during one of the most transformative periods in tech.

From developer ecosystems and enterprise software to the rise of cloud and today’s AI wave, Steve offers a rare, firsthand perspective on the platform shifts that defined each era, and what they mean for what comes next.

If you want to understand how the internet was built from the inside, and where it’s headed now, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.