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At least people who are loyal to the company care about the long term viability of the company. I think Cook, Nadella and Jassy (my skip*7 manager) care about
by scarface74 4y ago
At least people who are loyal to the company care about the long term viability of the company. I think Cook, Nadella and Jassy (my skip*7 manager) care about the company. I don’t know what the hell Pichai cares about.
Google has the focus and the vision of a crack addled flea.
- Jensson 4y agoGoogle was organized such that the founder didn't have to do much, but that also means that the CEO doesn't have much power to run things so Pichai would need to rebuild the whole company to start to change how things are run. This is the reason why Google can launch so many products, but also why they can cancel so many products: there is no person holding the reins and instead middle managers just go off and do their own thing. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook all have a clear power center created by the founders, Google doesn't have that which is why they are so much more unpredictable.
- naasking 4y agoUnpredictability and no consolidated central authority can be good. Prevents stagnation.
- simfree 4y agoIt can also mean rampant unchecked spending and a plethora of dead projects resulting in a tarnished reputation.
- scarface74 4y agoIt can also mean introducing three incompatible messaging apps in one year.
- pclmulqdq 4y agoIt seems like the best model of Sundar Pichai's behavior is someone who myopically cares about his own career. He puts most of his effort into looking smart and avoiding offending people. Honestly, Ruth Porat seems to run most of the impactful decisions at the C-level, and that's a good thing.
- scarface74 4y agoWhat impactful product has Google introduced in the last 10 years?
- thaumasiotes 4y agoI see no real conflict between "making impactful decisions" and "not introducing any new products of any kind".