The Impact of a CEO
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- John Sculley, historic CEO of Apple, and Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft, both demonstrate the impact that effective leadership can have on business and technology. Both of these large companies missed the ground-floor opportunities of the Internet, says Martin, Hugh, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Biosciences. But there is a lesson to be learned in how each CEO responded. Apple mostly ignored the Internet boom, says Martin, and faced years of weak financial footing as a result. But Microsoft turned the company around to establish a deeply-rooted Internet presence - particularly its web browser Internet Explorer - in just three days. Martin uses this anecdote to demonstrate how essential leadership can be in corporate success.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 digital video file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Date created | January 14, 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Sound content | sound |
| Color content | color |
Creators/Contributors
| Speaker | Martin, Hugh |
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Subjects
| Subject | Entrepreneurship |
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| Subject | Business |
| Genre | Filmed lectures |
Bibliographic information
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sw083xp2257 |
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| Location | SC1209 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (archivesref@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar, videorecordings
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