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Product guys becoming CEOs is like someone focused on the technicals is pushed to marketing. I bet he is good at both.
by nashashmi 2y ago
Product guys becoming CEOs is like someone focused on the technicals is pushed to marketing. I bet he is good at both.
- throwaway2037 2y agoThis is a interesting point. Do you know if Satya Nadella's career at Microsoft was similar? (Personal note: I feel like he really turned it around. Microsoft is so much less combative that it used to be. Yeah, HN, I know: Not perfect, but much better than the original gang.)
- nashashmi 2y agoMsft was hated before for its closed-ness. Google was loved for its service to the user. Both moved into the direction of marketshare. The end result is what we see today which is a drive for market share with less innovation. Or at least all innovation on the shelves put out for integration.