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FOB, smarter than Bill, and probably the only guy who'd taken an MBA class.
by hindsightbias 12y ago
FOB, smarter than Bill, and probably the only guy who'd taken an MBA class.
- brudgers 12y agoWhat Ballmer brought to Microsoft was a different skill set. It was no more about an MBA class or two than it was about the CS classes Gates took during his year at Harvard. Running a business was something that interested Ballmer analogous to Gates interest in programming. Diversifying the skill set of the core team was probably a key factor in Microsoft's successful growth over the next three decades