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Not sure I agree here, but he was a CEO who was simultaneously in this underdog position but also playing it really well. The refreshing thing about this is tha
by IkmoIkmo 8y ago
Not sure I agree here, but he was a CEO who was simultaneously in this underdog position but also playing it really well. The refreshing thing about this is that he's relatively open about talking about his thoughts for the future and the strategy of his company. Most CEOs (including Jobs at a later stage) are much more apprehensive about talking openly. He turned his futurism into a marketing move, a bit like Elon Musk uses his vision, goals and trajectory as a marketing move.
That's basically the only reason I like to listen to the big VCs, because they're actually terribly open about their thoughts unlike virtually all CEOs. Because they also use their vision of the future as a marketing move. Someone mentioned Naval for example, that's no coincidence I think, angel/venture investors cluster quite high on my list of people talking openly about their perception of where things are going (regardless of whether it's a correct perception or not).
- olivermarks 8y agoI was probably hard on Naval just now - IMO Jobs created what is today the most successful company on the planet. VC's are great at placing other people's bets and sounding convincing about it, not in the same league...