Former advisor to Steve Jobs says new Apple CEO is exactly what’s needed: an engineer from the inside Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO, handing the reins to hardware engineering chief John Ternus. A Seattle tech vet and former advisor to Steve Jobs says the choice signals a return to the company’s product roots at a critical moment. Read More
Mike Maples Sr., 1942-2025: Microsoft’s ‘adult in the room’ had a deep impact on the company Mike Maples Sr. faced no shortage of skepticism when he joined Microsoft in 1988, after being personally (and persistently) recruited… Read More
How this Seattle venture capitalist ended up being the subject of ESPN’s hilarious new ad campaign As the CEO of Starwave in the early 1990s, former Microsoft and Apple executive Mike Slade helped start ESPN.com. So,… Read More