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by LaRakel 4998 days ago
There's no personality cult around any CEO like there was around the Steve.
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Perhpas not in the tech industry. Bill Gates is pretty legendary in his own rights. I remember when growing up, he was the man you wanted to be. Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Phill Knight, Michael Bloomberg, and I'm sure plenty of other CEOs have a pretty good "personality cult" Perhaps not as cultish as Steve Jobs, but still very legendary and an important face to their company and industry nonetheless.
Walt Disney, too.
Absolutely, Warren Buffett as well. We could go way back too, what about Rockefeller, Carnegie, William Randolph Hearst, J.P. Morgan, the Vanderbilts et al.
Jack Welch is pretty much the most famous example of this.
Well, don't forget about Elon Musk.
With all due respect, outside HN he is nowhere near level of Steve Jobs "fame".
He should be, again with all due respect to Steve.
And perhaps one day he will, if any of his amazing ventures pays off.
Perhaps he's the only CEO right now that has audacious plans for the future, just like Steve! RIP Steve