In the realm of technological advancement, there needs to be both people with fresh, innovative ideas - the nerds - and people who know how to sell those ideas - the entrepreneurs - in order to take advantage of consumer demand for better technology. The recent change in leadership for Microsoft from Steve Ballmer to Satya Nadella also marked a shift in the consumer technology market; as the new CEO, Nadella seeks to move Microsoft in a new direction, one that caters to the shift towards a "mobile-first, cloud-first world". Larry Ellison, the ex-CEO of Oracle, has also retired. It appears that the successful entrepreneurs of the late PC era have taken a step back, giving rise to new leaders who see a new vision for where technology can advance (and where money can be made). The nerds of today have been innovating and inventing new technologies, inviting and enticing the entrepreneurs in the industry to take a chance at becoming the technology industry's next corporate giants.
Larry Ellison retires:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/19/technology/enterprise/larry-ellison/index.html?iid=SF_T_Lead
Nadella taking over Microsoft:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/17/technology/enterprise/microsoft-nadella/index.html?iid=SF_T_River
Sweet man. I agree with you. I do think that in the industry people that both people create and know how to sell those creations are required. I believe it is rare when we find people that have both attributes.
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