Though co-founder Larry Page is taking over from chief executive Eric Schmidt at Google, Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs has had no choice but to hand over day-to-day running of Apple to COO Tim Cook.
I can’t help but to observe a parallel between the “triumvirate” at Google, and the trio at Apple.
- Eric Schmidt – Tim Cook (the professional manager)
- Sergey Brin – Steve Wozniak (co-founder, co-innovator, who is more comfortable inventing stuff)
- Larry Page – Steve Jobs (co-founder, more hands-on founder who wants to personally steer the company)
Whether Larry Page can be as successful as Steve Jobs is not proven yet, thought that must be what he’s aspiring to.
Indeed, that’s how companies are run. you need the visionary and the manager.
Many visionaries have tried to also run the company and have crashed the company. But Steve Jobs is an exception and I bet Larry Page believes he is another.
Only time will tell.
