What happens when the person who created a Category is no longer the best person to lead the Category they built? Historically, Big Tech has often pushed exceptional talent into its highest executive roles until, eventually, they topple from the top of the tower.
That’s what makes the Demis Hassabis story so interesting.
He isn’t leaving Google DeepMind. Instead, he’s moving away from the CEO role to become chairman and chief scientist at Alphabet, while continuing to lead the work at Isomorphic Labs. This isn’t a story about an executive stepping back. It’s about a company asking a different question: What should our top talent be building next?
If that philosophy works, it could point towards a very different model for how Big Tech develops, retains and deploys exceptional technological talent and how it sustains Category leadership.
Also in this episode, we’ll analyse the anatomy of hype. Should you chase the noise?
00:33 Big Tech and The New Rules of Category Leadership
19:45 Hype vs. Category Leadership: Should You Chase the Noise?
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