[calibraxis]

Yes, I could write a whole book on the details of each person I work closely with. There's always lessons in subtle things they occasionally do/say, that nevertheless have significant impacts. This article is... nice but fluff.

Example: "As a team member, not as CEO. He quietly left his CEO hat by the door, and collaborated with us. He was basically the Product Manager for all of the products I worked on, even though there eventually were other people with that title, who usually weren't allowed in the room :)"

Self-contradictory. He made himself de facto Product Manager — more powerful actually, since other Product Managers "usually weren't allowed in the room". Virtually by definition, the top boss is whatever manager they decide to be.

(Did the author ever analyze the power relations in each meeting? Would the boss even tolerate someone who was too good at it?)