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There's no personality cult around any CEO like there was around the Steve.

• chucknelson 14y ago
  Well, don't forget about Elon Musk.
  • klausa 14y ago
    With all due respect, outside HN he is nowhere near level of Steve Jobs "fame".
    • mehulkar 14y ago
      He should be, again with all due respect to Steve.
      • infinite8s 14y ago
        And perhaps one day he will, if any of his amazing ventures pays off.
  • amitagrawal 14y ago
    Perhaps he's the only CEO right now that has audacious plans for the future, just like Steve! RIP Steve
• ImprovedSilence 14y ago
  Perhpas not in the tech industry. Bill Gates is pretty legendary in his own rights. I remember when growing up, he was the man you wanted to be. Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Phill Knight, Michael Bloomberg, and I'm sure plenty of other CEOs have a pretty good "personality cult" Perhaps not as cultish as Steve Jobs, but still very legendary and an important face to their company and industry nonetheless.
  • schackbrian 14y ago
    Walt Disney, too.
    • ImprovedSilence 14y ago
      Absolutely, Warren Buffett as well. We could go way back too, what about Rockefeller, Carnegie, William Randolph Hearst, J.P. Morgan, the Vanderbilts et al.
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  • georgespencer 14y ago
    Jack Welch is pretty much the most famous example of this.