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
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leader would be Steve Jobs‚ the current CEO/co-founder of Apple Inc. Jobs is considered a leading figurehead in both the entertainment and computer industry. "Steve Jobs is listed as Fortune Magazine’s most powerful businessman of 2007 out of twenty-five other top businessmen" (Wikipedia). Steve Jobs has made a large impact on our contemporary society due to his contributions‚ accomplishments he brought forth into the business world‚ and his tough managerial style. First of all‚ Steve Jobs is known for
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An inspirational story- Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in San Francisco‚ California. His mother decided to put him for adoption‚ as at the time she was still unwed. When she found out that her son’s future parents‚ Justin and Clara Jobs were not college graduates she agreed to sign the adoption papers only after they promised that they would give her son a chance to go to college. Steve grew up in Cupertino‚ California. He did go to college but dropped out due to the high
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Family background Steve Jobs was born on February 24‚ 1955‚ in the city of San Francisco. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student (and his biological father is said to be a political science or mathematics professor‚ maybe of Middle-Western descent -but this has never been confirmed). Back in the 50s‚ it was unconceivable for such a young woman to raise a child on her own‚ so she decided to put her little baby boy up for adoption. But she insisted that the adoptive parents had to
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“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” In an effective team everyone collaborates to become successful. Joshua Davis the author of “La Vida Robot” and Walter Isaacson‚ author of an excerpt from Steve Jobs share similar views on what makes an effective team. Both authors believe an effective team consists of individuals who have distinctive and noteworthy skills that lead the team to success. In “La Vida Robot‚” Davis describes the different skills
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Speaker and Subject Identification On June 12‚ 2005 Steve Jobs would be the guest speaker for the commencement address at Stanford University. (Stanford News‚ 2005) Ironically‚ Jobs never graduated from college and did not attend Stanford University‚ despite the facts that he did not graduate from college or attend Stanford he still went on to be the successful founder of Apple and Pixar. (Gladwell‚ 2011) And because he became such a well-established entrepreneur‚ he was invited to speak to the
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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
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fulfilled. I had landed a once-in-a-lifetime interview with the C.E.O. of Apple himself‚ Mr. Steven Paul Jobs‚ better known as Steve Jobs. I continue thru my daily routine‚ and leave the house focused and determined to squeeze every ounce of knowledge from this well-known gentleman. The choice for this important setting is the Starbucks on 33rd and 7th Ave. for the interview. I received a tip that Steve loves a good Hot Chocolate. I wait patiently for him to walk in. And just like that…. He walks in
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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
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Following the refugee crisis in 2015‚ the controversial artist Banksy made a statement by painting a mural of Steve Jobs at a refugee camp in Calais France. The mural is captioned: “the son of a migrant from Syria.” Banksy here is trying to address the refugee crisis and express how through denying support to refugees we could be denying the world of the next Steve Jobs who happens to be the son of a Syrian immigrant. The use of Banksy to public walls is intended to deliver his political message
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