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Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Capital Factory Tech Incubator in Austin

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has arrived in Austin, Texas, the latest destination on his mini trip around the United States this week.

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Photo: Capital Factory​

Cook started his day by visiting the Capital Factory tech accelerator and incubator in downtown Austin, where he met with local developers and entrepreneurs like Joah Spearman, the co-founder of local travel recommendation app Localeur, and Whitney Wolfe, the founder of popular dating app Bumble.

Cook also announced that Austin Community College District will be one of more than 30 community college systems across the United States to adopt Apple's "App Development with Swift" curriculum in the 2017-2018 school year.

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Photo: Alyssa Vidales?/Austin American-Statesman​

Austin mayor Steve Adler was in attendance, and Cook complimented him for his leadership and for having the same values as Apple about diversity, the environment, development, and many other areas.

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Cook visited the Cincinnati, Ohio and Waukee, Iowa areas yesterday, and it's possible he may have a few more visits or announcements planned in Austin before heading back to Apple headquarters in California later today.

Article Link: Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Capital Factory Tech Incubator in Austin
 
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jonnysods said:
Who do you think will succeed Tim as CEO eventually?

I wonder who they are grooming for this. This article just got me thinking about it.
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I predict that it won’t be someone within. Tim was a logistics guy (supply chain). His skillset was ideal for the scale of operations that Apple achieved. He didn’t need Steve Jobs’ vision or salesmanship. The products sell themselves. When you’re riding a tsunami, such as the iPhone created, you don’t have to “steer” the company. You prepare the company for when the wave ends, or plan your exit.

The board will probably seek an existing celebrity CEO who is between startups.
 
From my outsiders perspective he almost seems to be doing a mini campaign trail. Are there some politics going on at the moment over that way?
 
The first shot looks like theyre setting up Vault Tech for the Capital Wastelands.
 
radiology said:
Tim Cook will run for president in the next election cycle AND he is going to win. Take note of that. This is just the beginning of the campaign.
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Meanwhile, Samsung’s cannot run in South Korea.

(Because he’s in jail for 5 years)
 
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