I happened to hear a wonderful speech recently. The commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered at Stanford Univ. For those of you who do not know -
Together with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Jobs helped popularize the personal computer in the late '70s. In the early '80s, still at Apple, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of the mouse-driven GUI. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs was fired from Apple Computer and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business markets. NeXT's subsequent 1997 buyout by Apple brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded. He staged a great comeback and was promoted to the CEO position. He has served as its chief executive officer since his return. Now that is a fairy tale story.
One of my friend suggested the book - iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business - try it out.
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