It's really about management. Companies evolve as they grow and the magic sauce that took them from Start up to Successful is not the same sauce that takes them from $1 Billion to $10 Billion and then $10 Billion to $100 Billion.
Moreover, the techno-guild at Exxon is going to have a different mandate than Cisco's or Disney's.
Managing growth, competition and markets is the job of management (CEO) and understanding the role that technology plays in their business, and then ensuring that foresight is available (CTO) to them to act on, is what they get paid for.
A Bozo at Amazon might be a god at Delta Airlines.
Moreover, the techno-guild at Exxon is going to have a different mandate than Cisco's or Disney's.
Managing growth, competition and markets is the job of management (CEO) and understanding the role that technology plays in their business, and then ensuring that foresight is available (CTO) to them to act on, is what they get paid for.
A Bozo at Amazon might be a god at Delta Airlines.