I'd respect a CEO who embraced the full-blown villain persona. Like flat out wanted to crush the competition and salting the earth as they advance... but not pretending to be nice and flat-out saying "we make the best shit, we're not a family, we're conquerors." Fuck it, that'd be cool.

Program Manager in publishing and media tech.

Now that you say this, it's kind of fascinating that this hasn't happened

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An excellent villain feels justified and has an ironclad motivation. Not just a "bad guy" created as a foil to the protagonist, but one you have a hard time hating. See also: Daniel Plainview or Hans Landa