The market is absolutely ruthless. It doesn't sugarcoat things for you or hold your hand.

Startups know this and act accordingly.

Large organizations do not necessarily know this or act accordingly. There are too many layers insulating people from reality. But they ability to scale processes and that's why they survive.

Steve pushed reality hard and got through more of those layers. And that organization can really execute as a result.

That was just one of his abilities.