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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by CydeWeys on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @12:08PM (#14604998)
People like Steve Jobs weren't successful because they were assholes, they were successful in spite of it. Being manipulative, cruel, and dishonest do not help your business in the long run.
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Re:Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. by Bartweiss on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @01:28PM (#14605958)
Yes, I agree. But the comment I was replying to seemed to suggest that somehow Kalanick is an asshole in a business-damaging way, while Jobs was an asshole in a necessary, visionary way. It's an idea that's some combination of cultural animus and the Jobs cult of personality - neither of them benefitted from being unpleasant.
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