This could be reframed as a debate between the usefulness of different CEO archetypes. I might agree, especially for tech companies (I assume that's what the au

This could be reframed as a debate between the usefulness of different CEO archetypes. I might agree, especially for tech companies (I assume that's what the author means by "Startups"), that the visionary product designer CEO is a very effective one, especially at the beginning. But depending on the company, other archetypes can become at least as useful: the skillful manager, who hires all the right people and maximizes their utility; the negotiator/competitor/strategist who reads the market, plays the press and out-maneuvers other companies; the spokesman marketer who makes the case for his product to the world. Also, people should realize that Jobs is great at all of these skills, in part because he's a genius but also because he's just really experienced.