> There aren't that many people in the world who can successfully lead a large company like Alphabet. At that size, it's perfectly possible that there are zero

> There aren't that many people in the world who can successfully lead a large company like Alphabet. At that size, it's perfectly possible that there are zero people who can truly lead it. Imagine it like a marching band. You run in and knock the drum major out of the way. You don't know much about it, so you just march in front of the band, smiling and waving to the crowd. The band keeps on doing their thing. But the crowd sees you apparently in charge, so they congratulate you on the band's performance.