If Steve had ceded his visionary leadership to an operating manager early on, Microsoft probably would never have bought WebTV.
Raises the question, when does a ceo need to shift from leadership with vision to operational management? With the right vp of operations or COO, can a ceo continue to think bigger while launching the first or second platform technology rather than deferring operations for vision? Consider how much he had to raise as a consequence of thinking bigger, growing faster, without thinking about operations...
