New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by goodwillhunting » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 6:56 PM UTC

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by petercooper » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:14 PM UTC

None of the reports I've seen mention this, but Chris was the CEO before Tom (and became CTO to focus on product) so is already very experienced in the role :-) http://www.quora.com/GitHub/Why-is-Chris-Wanstrath-no-longer...

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:14 PM UTC

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Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by than » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:15 PM UTC

petercooper wrote: post #2

None of the reports I've seen mention this, but Chris was the CEO before Tom (and became CTO to focus on product) so is already very experienced in the role :-) http://www.quora.com/GitHub/Why-is-Chris-Wanstrath-no-longer...

I see Zach just responded to his own answer pointing out that the reverse of 2012 is true again.

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by jmduke » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:16 PM UTC

GitHub's growth in 2013 has been fascinating to watch. They've been relentless with new functionality, and the overwhelming trend with that new functionality is a marked increase in the scope of their operations: stuff like generic data support, baked-in visualizations, and quality-of-life improvements points to the conclusion that GitHub is going to stop being the "best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers" [1] and start being the best place to share your work and data with everyone.

2014 should be a great year for them.

[1] https://github.com/about

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by spikels » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:28 PM UTC

As soon as Tom becomes President he gets a Secret Service detail with dark sunglasses! That animated gif is hilarious.

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by bfe » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:39 PM UTC

I don't understand how a company could operate for a few months without publicly acknowledging who is really the CEO.

I hope they use a "fork the CEO role" button.

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by nulagrithom » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:41 PM UTC

spikels wrote: post #6

As soon as Tom becomes President he gets a Secret Service detail with dark sunglasses! That animated gif is hilarious.

As someone who wasn't following GitHub as a company, I have to say I quite appreciated the gif. Sums it up in all of 2 seconds. Bravo.

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by aashaykumar92 » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:42 PM UTC

We can easily expect GitHub to continue its exponential growth. The timing seems perfect to me...Chris will take on a role that will require him to ensure that the product remains excellent and will implement the innovation that Tom will be responsible for. Both suit their styles.

Re: New Year, New CEO for GitHub

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Post by stonemetal » Tue, Jan 21, 2014, 7:55 PM UTC

For those of us who are business ignorant, what is the difference between President and CEO? What are the typical responsibilities of each and such?