Bill Campbell, legendary “Coach” to Silicon Valley execs, and former Intuit CEO, has died of cancer at age 75
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I can't stop missing him http://medium.com/... Mike Maples / @m2jr : Ben's tribute to Bill Campbell is absolutely perfect. An honorable man who always understood. RIP, Coach Campbell. http://twitter.com/... Heidi Roizen / @heidiroizen : Bill was a friend, mentor, and tireless supporter of women tech execs. Huge loss. So sad. http://recode.net/... via @karaswisher Matt Cutts / @mattcutts : Sad to hear Bill Campbell passed away. He helped a small group of folks refine Google's core values back in 2002. http://twitter.com/... Jeff Bezos / @jeffbezos : You counseled so many. Your wisdom and warmth will be remembered. Rest in peace Bill Campbell. Ron Conway / @ronconway : Thanks Ben for your tribute to Bill, he was always the most “giving” person around the table & will be missed http://twitter.com/... Tim Cook / @tim_cook : Bill Campbell believed in Apple when few people did. We'll miss his wisdom,friendship,humor & his love for life. RIPpic.twitter.com/HA7hYgGxNM Kevin Rose / @kevinrose : RIP :( http://twitter.com/... Philip Schiller / @pschiller : So saddened by the passing of Bill Campbell. I will miss you Coach. Frank Quattrone / @frankquattrone : Heartbroken that have lost one of the all time great CEOs, mentors & human beings—we will miss you dearly, Coach '" http://recode.net/... Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi : Influence so far beyond SV. Honored to share stage '93 Intuit townhall. Thanks for ride from COMDEX Chili Cookoff! http://twitter.com/... Rob Hayes / @robhayes : Bill Campbell was CEO of first company I worked for and the best one I worked for. By far. He will be missed. http://recode.net/... Jennifer Jones / @jenniferjones : SO sorry to hear this. I knew Bill well as he was the VP of marketing at Apple when i was at Regis Mckenna inc http://twitter.com/... Ellen Pao / @ekp : Bill Campbell was my coach in 2011. He inspired me to do the right thing & not be afraid of what other people thought or of doing hard work. Nikhil Krishnan / @nikillinit : I met Bill Campbell once in an elevator leaving an event. In 2 minutes, he convinced me to jump headfirst into tech http://twitter.com/... Daisuke Wakabayashi / @daiwaka : Beautiful statement from Apple on the death of Bill Campbell, a former director and close friend of Steve Jobspic.twitter.com/kdLtrGHYpF