Adam Lashinsky

The reliable way great conglomerates grew over time was by adding new products and buying new companies. IBM moved from mainframe to PCs. ”

Chip maker Nvidia is the new old thing, an overnight success story years in the making that is having its moment and then some. ”

Porat is among a handful of top people who work for both Alphabet and Google. As such, there's a regular cadence to her week. ”

Amazon has suffered quarters-long profit droughts. Alphabet has given its investors agita over profligate spending on non-core products. Microsoft's growth - if not its profit engine - stalled for years, causing its stock to idle, too. ”