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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted.

Azure 120