90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs Are Paid for Luck

Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by jimbokun on Friday September 30, 2016 @01:24PM (#12613808)

I think, though, Ycombinator is premised on the idea technical people can learn a CEO's job much easier than vice versa. I'm pretty sure he says something very close to that in one of his essays. (Business being relatively easy to learn for a talented technical person.)

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Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by sidlls on Friday September 30, 2016 @01:49PM (#12614008)

Yes, and that premise is controversial at best.

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Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by jimbokun on Friday September 30, 2016 @03:35PM (#12614722)

True, but the YC success stories offer some anecdotal support for the idea.

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Re:90 Cents of Every 'Pay-For-Performance' Dollar for CEOs A... by arvinsim on Saturday October 01, 2016 @11:25AM (#12618229)

That's the least that I expect. The implication that technical people can learn to hold a CEO position and do well is very anti-status quo.

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