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Which successful "idea people" don't value their "backroom implementation" people?
by gowld 5y ago
Which successful "idea people" don't value their "backroom implementation" people?
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoSuccessful ones? None, that I know of. Unsuccessful ones, though...pretty much every single one that I've ever met. Story time: I have a couple of friends that are quite rich. They run an apparel company, but a "white-label" one. You've probably worn clothes by them, but never knew it. The "creativity" behind the company, is the wife. She's pretty awesome. But her husband is a very sharp businessman. Really humble, and low-key, but woe be unto anyone that tries to pull a fast one on him. Without her, he would be nothing, but without him, she would probably still be in a small, windowless, room, in some Manhattan building, helping someone else get rich.
- spogbiper 5y agoMaybe Steve Jobs? just going by the anecdotes I've heard over the years
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoFrom what I understand, Jobs was actually really good at picking good implementation people. He treated people like crap. Not sure if that extended to his implementation people. I’m pretty sure he gave them a lot of agency and money, though. I don’t really recall him surrendering the spotlight to his backroom people. Cook seems to be much better at that.