The death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs caused a tidal wave of mourning across the world. A magnificent man who co-founded Apple at age 21 and "nurtured it into the most valuable corporation in the world" says it all. Personally, I am astonished and the only word to come to mind is remarkable. Jobs was truly remarkable.
I think it's funny that Jobs started his first job at Atari, the video-game maker. From the beginning, he loved technology and even joked that he could turn the HP 45 into a stopwatch. I wonder if his managers saw something in him from the start. I wonder if they knew back then, when employees would avoid him, that he would die a legend.
I'm not surprised that Steve left Apple for the first time to start NeXT computer. He seemed like the type that wouldn't settle for any less than the top. He wanted to be the creator, designer, everything all in one. "Staffers at NeXT put up with Jobs's volatility and insults because 'we really thought we had the chance to change the world.'"
Jobs' returned to Apple in 1997 as "interim CEO" because he was still very busy with Pixar. Apple was just a few months away from bankruptcy with annual losses exceeding $1 billion! Three CEOs had come and gone within the decade, but I think Steve Jobs return truly saved Apple from crashing. In 15 years, Jobs had turned Apple into one of the most influential and valuable corporations in the world!! Remarkable.
One of my favorite parts of the article says "What's next? The seeds of the next big thing from Apple are already germinating-- and they have Steve Jobs's DNA at their core." That really displays the unimaginable commitment and determination that Jobs put into this company. In my eyes, he is truly a legend.
"Business leaders are sometimes admired and occasionally revered. Jobs was beloved. The memorials outside Apple stores around the world are a testament to his ability to affect people and expand their sense of the possible." --Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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