BILL CAMPBELL DIES AT 75

Former CEO and chairman of Intuit, former Ivy League football coach, management guru and mentor to Steve Jobs has died. This was confirmed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield  Byers, a venture capital firm Campbell worked with in shaping future entrepreneurs. He died after a long battle with cancer. There's no gainsaying that he helped in shaping the direction of Apple and Google companies which are today two of the world's most powerful companies.


He was best known as 'coach' and played a vital role in helping others achieve their goals especially in technological areas. He displayed leadership skills when he coached the Columbia University football team in the 1970s though they recorded a loss  and was also chairman of board of trustees at the same university from 2005 till 2014. He once worked as a marketing executive with Kodak and served as a CEO of the financial software firm around the mid 1990s.

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His death has spurred many heart felt condolences and praises for his work and general relationship with people.
Scoot Cook, Intuit's co-founder said without Bill Campbell, the company wouldn't be what it is today. In a statement he said ''i don't think anyone had an impact as important and far-reaching on |Silicon Valley's leaders and culture. He made us all better.'' Schmdit called him ''a man with he big heart who hugged everyone he met.'