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Brilliant Then and Now

 
Rupert Murdoch
Meet the game changers from Condé Nast Portfolio's Brilliant Issue. Read More
Last Trade:Change:
Primary executive:
Robert A. Iger,
Summary:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with operations … View More
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Industry:
Telecomm
Primary executive:
Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, Ph.D.,
Summary:
The Company develops, designs, manufactures and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. View More
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Industry:
Technology
Primary executive:
Dr. Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D.,
Summary:
The Company provides targeted advertising and global internet search solutions as well as intranet solutions via an enterprise search appliance. View More
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Primary executive:
Jeffrey Katzenberg,
Summary:
The Company's business consists the development, production and exploitation of computer-generated, or CG animated films … View More
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Industry:
Media and Publishing
Biography:
Mr. Katzenberg has served as our Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board of Directors since October 2004. Mr. Katzenberg … View More
Dr. Eric E. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Industry:
Technology
Biography:
Eric Schmidt has served as our Chief Executive Officer since July 2001, as the chairman of our board of directors since April … View More
What idea did you initially deem brilliant before you knew better?
  • "That smart people could predict the overall movement of stock markets."
    —Alan "Ace" Greenberg, former C.E.O. of Bear Stearns
  • "Ethanol from corn."
    —Tom Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions
  • "The reply all button."
    —James Hong, co-founder of hotornot.com
  • "Spray-on tan."
    —Max Levchin, founder of Slide.com
What idea did you initially dismiss and now realize was brilliant?
  • "TiVo."
    —Mike Blum, owner of Pipsqueak Films
  • "Jackson Pollock."
    —Irwin Jacobs, co-founder and chairman of Qualcomm
  • "The BlackBerry."
    Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of Dreamworks
  • "Google. I was factually and materially wrong at every level."
    Eric Schmidt, C.E.O. of Google

 



 

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