Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers?
by meiraleal on Monday March 15, 2021 @08:21PM
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> Why software engineers in particular then, if scientists, inventors, artists, and many others are also known for iterating through and learning from their failures?
Because with software the time-to-market is instantaneous.
Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers?
by ZephyrBlu on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:32AM
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I do feel like software is unique compared to most other fields due to the speed of iteration and possible impact.
You can hack some crazy stuff together really quickly and it's possible for it to have an outsized impact.
Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers?
by Number157 on Monday March 15, 2021 @05:53AM
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The nitpicking on this forum is getting ridiculous.
Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers?
by danielmarkbruce on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:08AM
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His criticism is quite valid. It's not nits he is picking. It's the overall argument, which is weak.
I also agree with others who said limiting analysis to the top 10 seems arbitrary, especially when you're covering mostly just the runaway outliers despite having the general overall claim of "why are software engineers better CEOs?" Does your analysis still hold when you expand your field of vision to the top 100, or top 1,000 companies?