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Leaders come and go; companies rise and fall. In business, change is the constant.
View original at finance.yahoo.comLeaders come and go; companies rise and fall. In business, change is the constant. A version of this post first appeared on TKer.co Nothing lasts forever…
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Cook had incredibly big shoes to fill in 2011 when he stepped in for visionary leader Steve Jobs, and he delivered.
60% confidenceUnder Cook's leadership Apple grew from ~$350B market cap to $4 trillion (>1,000% increase) and annual revenue nearly quadrupled from $108B in FY2011 to over $416B in FY2025.
60% confidenceBerkshire Hathaway will not find another Ajit Jain.
60% confidenceApple is arguably the epitome of what shareholders hope for when it comes to leadership transitions working out well.
60% confidenceNobody is irreplaceable; Tim Cook proved this by successfully succeeding Steve Jobs at Apple.
60% confidence
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| Apple Podcasts · market cap | 4000 USD |