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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by marcus_holmes on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:41AM (#26464360)
Were the railway industrialists all railway engineers?
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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by sradman on Monday March 15, 2021 @08:04AM (#26464962)
Cornelius Vanderbilt [1] mastered steam powered shipping before tackling rail. An operator of technical machinery more than a trained engineer but relatively very technical for the 2nd Industrial Age IMO.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt

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