When Steve Jobs hired Tim Cook: How a 5-minute meeting convinced him to leave successful Compaq for struggling Apple

One CEO friend told Tim Cook he'd be a "fool" to leave Compaq. On paper, the move made no sense. Compaq was winning, Apple ...

Tim Cook said no to Apple until Steve Jobs gave him ‘one Big reason’ to say Yes

In 1998, Tim Cook, then an executive at Compaq, repeatedly declined offers to join struggling Apple. A brief meeting with ...