A little while ago Guy Kawasaki made this speech at the Harker School in San Jose. In it, he explained the lessons that he learned working for Steve Jobs.
Kategorie: Steve Jobs
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FBI releases Steve Jobs‘ file
The FBI has released, and posted on its web site, Steve Jobs‘ 191-page FBI file. The file consists of a 1991 background investigation conducted when Jobs was being considered for an appointment to the President’s Export Council in the Bush I White House, and records of a 1985 bomb threat against him.
The file includes the results of interviews with Jobs and those who knew him. The records reinforce the picture of Jobs that has been known to many followers of his career and Apple. Biographer Walter Isaacson’s best-selling book about Jobs, released last year, outlines his use of drugs and mercurial personality. While many people interviewed by the FBI described Jobs favorably, some said he wasn’t always truthful.
“Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs’s honesty stating that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals,” according to the materials released by the FBI.
Read more:
Steve Jobs' FBI File Released.
Steve Jobs’s FBI File Notes Past Drug Use, Tendency to ‘Distort Reality’ – Bloomberg.
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In Memoriam Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Steve Jobs family has issued the following statement.
Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.
In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.
We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grief.
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What Will Happen to Innovation at Apple With Jobs Out as CEO?
Apple announced on August, 24 2011 that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs had stepped down from his helm, but will serve as chairman of the board. Ray Suarez discusses Jobs‘ lasting impact on innovation and what comes next for Apple and the tech world with Walter Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal and Charles Golvin of Forrester Research.
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The introduction of the first Mac on January 24th, 1984
The introduction of the first Mac on January 24th, 1984; taken from the „Lost 1984 Videos“
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TIME’s Steve Jobs Covers
A gallery of TIME’s coverage of Apple and its visionary leader.
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Steve Jobs introduces the Think Different campaign (1997)
In the video embedded below, the Apple CEO introduces the company’s 1997 Think Different campaign. A key quote:
[Our new ad campaign] honors those people who have changed the world. Some of them are living, some of them are not. But the ones that aren’t–you know that if they ever used a computer, it would have been a Mac.
And another:
This is a very complicated world. This is a very noisy world, and we’re not going to get a chance…to get people to remember much about us. No company is. And so we have to be really clear on what we want them to know about us.
And this is the TV spot:
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The Cult of Steve Jobs
David Pogue, of the New York Times, Arik Hesseldahl, of BusinessWeek, and Leander Kahney, of Cultofmac.com, discuss the cult of Steve Jobs and whether he deserves the status (2010-Apr-02).
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Steve Wozniak: How I Invented the Personal Computer
Steve Wozniak remembers building the first Apple Computer at Authors Business Series Luncheon talking about his book „iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Along the Way“:
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„I am but 30 and want still to contribute and achieve.“ – Steve Jobs‘ Resignation Letter (1985)
This is the text of chairman Jobs‘ resignation letter sent to company vice chairman A.C. „Mike“ Markkula:
September 17, 1985 Dear Mike: l This morning’ s papers carried suggestions that Apple is considering removing me as Chairman. I don't know the source of these reports but they are both misleading to the public and unfair to me. You will recall that at last Thursday's Board meeting I stated I had decided to start a new venture and I tendered my resignation as Chairman. The Board declined to accept my resignation and asked me to defer it for a week. I agreed to do so in light of the encouragement the Board offered with regard to the proposed new venture and the indications that Apple would invest in it. On Friday, after I told John Sculley who would be joining me, he confirmed Apple's willingness to discuss areas of possible collaboration between Apple and my new venture. Subsequently the Company appears to be adopting a hostile posture toward me and the new venture. Accordingly, I must insist upon the immediate acceptance of my resignation. I would hope that in any public statement it feels it must issue, the company will make it clear that the decision to resign as Chairman was mine. I find myself both saddened and perplexed by the management's conduct in this matter which seems to me contrary to Apple's best interest. Those interests remain a matter of deep concern to me, both because of my past association with Apple and the substantial investment I retain in it. I continue to hope that calmer voices within the Company may yet be heard. Some Company representatives have said they fear I will use proprietary Apple technology in my new venture. There is no basis for any such concern. If that concern is the real source of Apple's hostility to the venture, I can allay it. As you know, the company's recent reorganization left me with no work to do and no access even to regular management reports. I am but 30 and want still to contribute and achieve. After what we have accomplished together, I would wish our parting to be both amicable and dignified. Yours sincerely, Steven P. Jobs
