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Yes, it was. If you're talking about Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi, Franklin Antonio - yes, these were/are true, hardcore engineers at heart.... that was the imp
by martin1975 9y ago
Yes, it was. If you're talking about Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi, Franklin Antonio - yes, these were/are true, hardcore engineers at heart.... that was the impetus and backbone of Qualcomm. Everything that follows is the effects, which are far less interesting than its beginnings.
- tytso 9y agoAt many companies, the Founders push their biases into company culture so strongly that it stays for a long time. For example, my sister (who is an accountant, although now she's a director in the Finance and Auditing department) works at a company in the insurance industry that was founded by folks in Sales --- and it shows. Previously, she worked at Motorola, and that was clearly run by engineers. HP and Digital Equipment Corporation are also companies which have their engineering founders bias engrained into corporate culture for a long time. Although HP's more recent CEO's have not been engineers (for example Fiorina was a salesperson, and look what she did to that company). But Qualcomm certainly seems to behave as if the Lawyers dictate all of their decisions, which has made me wonder if at least one of their founders was a lawyer.