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I don't find this to be a meaningful reply. Hiring people is important, sure. So is maintaining cash flow. So is accounting. So is marketing. Etc. But all thes
by Hyena 15y ago
I don't find this to be a meaningful reply. Hiring people is important, sure. So is maintaining cash flow. So is accounting. So is marketing. Etc.
But all these things are only important because. The CEO is the head of because; if that's not what he's actually head of, he's doing it wrong.
- MikeCapone 15y agoI disagree. The whole point of a business is to use assets to get the best possible returns for shareholders. The CEO is the guy in charge of those assets, and another name for that is capital allocation. It's the top job on the list, basically. It's not just one more thing he does...
- Hyena 15y agoI've already addressed this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2937832 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2937832