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

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times.

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

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. In 2001, Stewart Butterfield abandoned plans to build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) after costs became too great; he built photo-sharing service Flickr instead. What is next?