When Should Technical Founders Become CEO?
Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth (know as the Peter Principle). Much less has been said […]
Shockingly Honest CEO Memos–Microsoft, Nokia
Engadget calls freshly minted Nokia CEO Steven Elop’s internal letter to the troops “one of the most exciting and interesting CEO memos we’ve ever seen.” Selected quotes: We have more than one explosion – we have multiple points of scorching heat that are fuelling a blazing fire around us. Apple disrupted the market by redefining […]
Léo Apotheker’s Ascension
Well there was a lot of jaw droppin over the announcement that Léo Apotheker is HP’s new CEO and that Ray Lane is joining the Board. Here’s all the analysis worth reading. It’s just that, well, hmmmm. I’m a Léo…
CEO Musical Chairs
<quick rant, not qualified analysis, don’t read much into it> So Leo Apotheker got HP. Or did HP get Leo? Either way, the former SAP CEO has just been named as the future savior of HP. Great pick. HP’s troops have never been more demoralized, and Leo has a lot of experience with demoralized troops. […]
