Tech Leaders Are Growing Up (Again). That’s a Good Thing.

For years, the self-appointed leaders of Silicon Valley were young people — mostly men — with age-appropriate behavior. Their successes were cheered, and their sins were shrugged off as the cost of innovation. There’s a lot of growing up happening in today’s tech industry, where former whiz kids made their fortunes and are now settling down, starting families and starting to think about their legacies. 

• Tech leaders are becoming more realistic and introspective.
• Their new outlook is making them more protective and risk-averse.
• It also may make their companies more vulnerable.