Re:A.I. Is Learning from Many Humans
by dragontamer on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @06:42PM
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> CEO without one?
Like Steve Jobs?
> CEO with an engineering background
I mean, Lisa Su and Jensen Huang are great. But I'd argue that Elon Musk is terrible as a CEO.
I mean, you're asking the very basic Bill Gates (Programmer background) vs Steve Jobs (non-programmer) question. Obviously there's a difference, but I wouldn't necessarily say that the lack of engineering background hurt Steve Jobs.
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I'm not entirely sure if an engineering background is necessary to be a good or bad CEO. The most important thing is being able to lead your workers. For some, it means being a technical leader, understanding the code and product.
For others, like Steve Jobs, it means being a visionary and making the right business choices. Another great non-technical CEO would be Warren Buffet, a great CEO and visionary: being able to predict the future of the American economy and place investments in the right place.
There's lots of ways to lead and inspire others. We programmers worship technical leaders, because that's our strength. But I'm aware of many other styles of leadership, and respect that too (Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet)
Like Steve Jobs?
> CEO with an engineering background
I mean, Lisa Su and Jensen Huang are great. But I'd argue that Elon Musk is terrible as a CEO.
I mean, you're asking the very basic Bill Gates (Programmer background) vs Steve Jobs (non-programmer) question. Obviously there's a difference, but I wouldn't necessarily say that the lack of engineering background hurt Steve Jobs.
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I'm not entirely sure if an engineering background is necessary to be a good or bad CEO. The most important thing is being able to lead your workers. For some, it means being a technical leader, understanding the code and product.
For others, like Steve Jobs, it means being a visionary and making the right business choices. Another great non-technical CEO would be Warren Buffet, a great CEO and visionary: being able to predict the future of the American economy and place investments in the right place.
There's lots of ways to lead and inspire others. We programmers worship technical leaders, because that's our strength. But I'm aware of many other styles of leadership, and respect that too (Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet)