Steve Jobs returning to Apple in 1997 exemplifies successful founder-led big company innovation: despite thousands of employees and multiple product lines, Jobs had authority to shift completely from home computers to consumer electronics

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Peter Thiel

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Steve Jobs coming back to Apple in 1997—it was a reasonably large company with thousands of people and lots of product lines, and as founder he had the authority to say we're shifting completely from home computers to consumer electronics

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Reid Hoffman & Peter Thiel The Future of RevolutionsWorth Media
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:55:39 AM

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