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Trillion Dollar Coach

The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell

May 30, 2025
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Bill Campbell never wrote a book or gave a TED talk. Yet this former football coach shaped Silicon Valley more than almost anyone else. As the secret advisor to Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and dozens of other tech leaders, Campbell helped build companies worth over a trillion dollars.

Three Google executives who worked closely with Campbell—Eric Schmidt, Jon…

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