Tim Cook Defies Silicon Valley's Founder Myth, Driving Apple to Trillions
After Steve Jobs’s death, Tim Cook steered Apple to unprecedented scale, delivering hundreds of billions and exceeding $3 trillion in market value since 2018, by expanding in-house chips, growing a profitable Services segment, and maintaining a disciplined emphasis on product excellence. The piece argues that Cook’s leadership demonstrates a non-founder can redefine a tech giant while preserving Jobs’s core ideals, even as some ventures (Vision Pro, various AI bets) show the ongoing gamble of innovation.