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Quote by Steve Ballmer

“Analytics only goes so far. Basketball, more than baseball, for example, is really a team sport.”

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Steve Ballmer is a distinguished businessman recognized for his role as CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. His tenure was marked by significant growth and expansion for the company. Post-Microsoft, Ballmer has been engaged in various business ventures and investments. more

“Baseball is a set of individuals doing their thing in the same team, but it's much more individual. In basketball people are making real time decisions about who gets the ball, do we trust everybody out on the court, and the analytics certainly don't show you all those subtle dynamics, but they're very important.”

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Author:Steve Ballmer

“It was so incredible to be able to get the opportunity to make my own first album. I never expected to do that.”

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Author:Corbin Bleu

“At Microsoft I had many years of experience and history and seeing connections. With my direct reports, the job at Microsoft was to delegate and then be able to properly review, but not to micromanage. To have a way of connecting and integrating without getting in the way.”

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“I've been singing my whole life and I've always wanted to be able to pursue a music career.”

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Author:Corbin Bleu