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Franklin Luzes Junior currently serves as the Digital Natives Sales Lead and COO of Microsoft Participações Ltda., managing operations and investments for Microsoft in Brazil since joining the company in October 2002. Franklin developed the "Entrepreneurship Journey" initiative to foster creativity among Brazilian entrepreneurs, leveraging a background as an entrepreneur to drive innovation and establish Microsoft Participações as an investment subsidiary. Previously, Franklin was the Business Development & InnovAction Lead, promoting a culture of innovation within the Brazilian subsidiary, and the ISV Partners Group Manager, cultivating relationships with ISV partners across Latin America. Prior to Microsoft, Franklin co-founded and served as CEO of MHW S.A., an internet startup in Rio de Janeiro. Franklin's academic credentials include a B.S. in Computer Science Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and completion of the Venture Capital Executive Program at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Microsoft
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Founded by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond Washington, Microsoft began its operations as a computer software company. They quickly became a household name within the computer operating system market when it was founded in 1975. With their successful IPO a few years later, they went on to acquire several large operations such as LinkedIn and Skype giving them total market dominance. With the shift to a devices and services strategy and under new leadership, Microsoft went on to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. In 2019, they made history as the third US public company to reach 1 trillion market cap, and most recently, they have been valued at over 2 trillion. Today, Microsoft generates revenue by developing, licensing, and supporting a wide range of software products and services, by designing and selling hardware, and by delivering relevant online advertising to a global customer audience. In addition to selling individual products and services, they offer suites of products and services such as consulting to computer system integrators and developers. However, they are mostly known for Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer web browser. More specifically, their products include operating systems for personal computers, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. They also design and sell hardware including the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console, Kinect for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 accessories, and Microsoft PC hardware products