Steve Jobs Personal Life Steve Jobs was a computer designer‚ executive and innovator‚ as well as an all-around role model for many people in both their businesses and their personal lives. As the cofounder of Apple Computers and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios‚ he revolutionized the computer and animation industries‚ amassing a fortune worth $10.2 billion at the time of his death. Jobs passed away on Oct. 5‚ 2011‚ in Palo Alto‚ Calif.‚ at age 56 after battling pancreatic cancer for eight
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc.
out of school would become a CEO of a company‚ but Steve Jobs defied those odds (“Steve Jobs”). In fact‚ as a child‚ “Jobs showed a proficiency in electronics and a thirst for education” (“Steve Jobs”). Due to his willingness to learn and his rigorous work ethic‚ Jobs was on track to become a very successful businessman. Jobs chose to drop out of college because he acknowledged his self-worth and wanted to change the world. Not only was Steve Jobs an iconic figure who started one of the most prestigious
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc. Macintosh
Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America Xiao Xin Mrs. Bly English 11 Research Paper 24 Apr. 2013 Xin Steve Jobs: The Powerful Engine of America In 1976‚ a young man and his friend‚ both of whom were not wealthy‚ started a computer company called “Apple” in a small garage in California. Ten years later‚ the young man was expelled from the company which he created; he then started a new business named “Pixar”‚ which attempted to make animation movies by using computer technology. After over
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc. Steve Wozniak
Isaacson Biography of Steve Jobs Assignment "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." Probably the most well known quote from Steve Jobs. His whole life‚ Steve focused on creating new‚ exciting products. He would never give up‚ and always try to improve in the best way possible. Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs gives the reader an insight of the live of the Apple founder and how he built one of the world’s most recognizable brands. 1. In general‚ what do I think that Walter Isaacson accomplished
Premium Steve Jobs
Analytic profile of a Leader - Steve Jobs Introduction Steve Jobs was born on 24th February 1955 in San Francisco. He was a college drop out and was not quite sure about his ambitions in life. In fact‚ in young days‚ he became a hippie‚ and visited India‚ in a quest to attain nirvana. I believe his transformation‚ from a hippie to a CEO‚ is an intriguing part of his life’s journey as he co-founded‚ and later became CEO of‚ Apple Inc.‚ a leading consumer electronics manufacturer in the
Premium Leadership
INTRODUCTION Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members‚ friends‚ adversaries‚ competitors‚ and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers‚ animated movies‚ music‚ phones‚ tablet computing‚ and digital publishing
Premium Apple Inc. Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs: An “Entrepreneurial” Snapshot Birth and adoption: Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955 in San Francisco‚ California. His unwed biological parents‚ Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali (A Syrian Muslim)‚ put him up for adoption. Steve was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs‚ a lower-middle-class couple. (Jandali only learned that Jobs was his son in 2005‚ one year later after Jobs was diagnosed a cancer) Neighborhood and Training: Young Steve Jobs grew up in a neighborhood
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc. High school
Article Summary 2 Alex Tuluka MGT 305 Article : “ The lost Steve Jobs Tapes” Summary Mr. Schlender starts by saying : “If Steve Jobs’s life were staged as an opera‚ it would be a tragedy in three acts. And the titles would go something like this: Act I--The Founding of Apple Computer and the Invention of the PC Industry; Act II--The Wilderness Years; and Act III--A Triumphant Return and Tragic Demise.” Steve Jobs was fired from Apple in 1985‚ After a couple of days he sold all but one of his
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc.
passion. Steve Jobs was passionate about design‚ he absolutely loved his new product‚ and he wore his enthusiasm on his black-mock sleeve. “It looks pretty doggone gorgeous‚” he said with a big smile after showing the iPhone for the first time. Jobs often used words such as “cool‚” “amazing‚” or “gorgeous” because he believed it. Your audience is giving you permission to show enthusiasm. If you’re not excited about your idea‚ nobody else will be. Create a Twitter-friendly headline. Jobs used a technique
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc. Mobile phone
Natalie Erdman Kaiser AP Lang 21 October 2013 Steve Jobs: An Influence on Technology How would you feel living a day without using any technology? Living without technology would be totally impossible. It has become an everyday necessity as more and more people are trying to improve their ways of living and staying informed using current technology in an effort to avoid being left behind. Steve Jobs had a vision-- a vision that would make the world an easier place to live. The world has become
Premium Apple Inc. Steve Jobs Personal computer