Tag: Steve Jobs
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What Gets In the Way Is the Way
In 1985, Steve Jobs was forced out of Apple over disagreements with the company’s board and management team. Being kicked out of the company he co-founded was a painful experience, but the setback fueled his future ventures–NeXT and Pixar–and ultimately his return to Apple in 1997. Jobs reflected on his journey at his commencement address…
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Put Something Back
At a designer conference In 1983, Steve Jobs demonstrated a computer called Lisa (named after Job’s daughter) to a group of designers who had never used a computer before. A designer in the audience asked what motivated Apple. Jobs answered: “We feel that for some crazy reason, we are in the right place at the…
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Make Something Wonderful
After the iPhone launched in 2007, one employee asked Steve Jobs at a staff meeting how Apple would keep its culture and brand intact as it grew. He answered: One of the ways that I believe people express their appreciation to the rest of humanity is to make something wonderful and put it out there. …