3. Categories

      Functional Areas: Funding, Legal, Marketing, Recruiting
      Skills: Leadership, Productivity

  4. About Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs (born February 24 1955) is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc, and is the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and was its CEO until it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. and a member of its Board of Directors. He is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. Steve Jobs is listed as Fortune Magazine's most powerful businessman of 2007 out of twenty-five other top businessmen.

    Jobs' history in business has contributed greatly to the myths of the quirky, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of design while understanding the crucial role aesthetics play in public appeal. His work driving forward the development of products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following.

    Together with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Jobs helped popularize the personal computer in the late '70s. In the early '80s, still at Apple, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven GUI. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business markets. NeXT's subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he has served as its chief executive officer since shortly after his return.

  7. Quotes

    1. “ No, it's not what's wrong with them, it's what's wrong with the technology. ”
      In How Dropbox Became The Startup Steve Jobs Wished To Own – with Drew Houston
    2. “ I want to put a ding in the universe. ”
      In 25 Tweetable Startup Tis from Steve Jobs
    3. “ Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. ”
      In 25 Tweetable Startup Tis from Steve Jobs
    4. “ I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. ”
      In 25 Tweetable Startup Tis from Steve Jobs
    5. “ I don't really care about being right, you know, I just care about success. ”
      In 25 Tweetable Startup Tis from Steve Jobs
    6. “ It's wonderful to have a beginner's mind. ”
      In 25 Tweetable Startup Tis from Steve Jobs
    7. “ Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. ”
      In 25 Tweetable Startup Tis from Steve Jobs
    8. “ Things don't have to change the world to be important ”
      In Do you want to sell sugar water or do you want to change the world?

  8. Quotes about Steve Jobs

    1. “ I'm just going to go to the same place everyday and study for 3 hours and do this. I picked writers who weren't trained to be writers, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill and Mark Twain, and decided I was going to learn it on my own terms, not on the terms of some English Literature class that taught Shakespeare. And it was just survival. It was desperation, it was street instincts kicking in, and it's paid off for me ever since. One of the greatest writers I know is Steve Jobs. I don't know how he got so good. But if you watch his Stanford Commencement Address, you could see how good he is. And he used to have me write some things for him. I'd think, ”
      In How Fierce Determination Helped This Entrepreneur Become A Great Writer [clip]
    2. “ I just want five minutes with Steve Jobs. I just want to pick his brain. I really just want to get some advice. ”
      In How To Get The Meeting Of A Lifetime [clip]

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