Walleye Capital CEO: after automation, technical competence yields to people skills
danshipper · x · 2026-09-20
Will England, CEO of Walleye Capital, argues in Every that AI automation makes human leadership more valuable, not less:
- For decades success meant being technical without caring about human interaction; now success reverts to navigating people.
- Leadership means getting others to act when you're absent — and AI is always there; no single leadership paradigm exists for a system to train on.
- Real leadership requires creativity, inspiration, and values that no algorithm can provide.
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