Just completed exclusive biography of Steve jobs
My major takeaways
1) he was rebel and control freak by heart.
2)he was against hackers
3) believed in end to end integration (less scope for third party guys to crack)
4)he considered himself a pirate against big brother IBM when he started ,watch 1984 ad
But in the end apple became one and started controlling all aspects of the user and locking the customer with iTunes and iCloud account ( sunk cost effect, and almost impossible to migrate)
5)his animation company Pixar was so good that he ended up becoming the largest shareholder with 7% stake in Disney when they bought Pixar ( his negotiation skills were that good)
6) his wife made sure that even his coffin was designed by the same guys at apple and had no screws in them .
7)His last words were 'oh wow' seeing his complete family just before going unconscious forever.
He was an institution by himself!
My last takeaway
Will be cautious to buy any apple product as I know will never be able to come out of that ecosystem forever ♾️.
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'This is a riveting book, with as much to say about the transformation of modern life in the information age as about its supernaturally gifted and driven subject' - Telegraph Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, , and colleagues - this is the acclaimed, internationally bestselling biography of the ultimate icon of inventiveness. Walter Isaacson tells the story of the rollercoaster life and searingly intense personality of creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies,music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written, nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
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Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography. He is also the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.
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What a great book !!
This is one of the best biography I've read yet. The writing style of author keeps reader spellbound like a movie, although its almost 600 pages long but never bores. Every facets of Steve Jobs life was detailed in this biography. A great book by author and a must read for anyone interested in technology, history, biography, leadership.
Now, about Steve Jobs, he was the Villain and Hero of his own story. A not so great or humble human being, who didn't accept his daughter for a long time, bashes his colleagues / subordinates / zero appetite to respect other's opinion or emotions or feelings. On the other hand, he was a great leader, business innovator who built great companies from scratch and definitely raised from ashes (Apple & Pixar).
How, under his leadership, Apple built first iPod, multi touchscreen phone, then Tablet and paved a way for other companies to follow. The way he built an integrated Apple ecosystem which is still very relevant even today and everybody aspire to use its product once in a while. Even the might of Android developed by Google or Microsoft were not able to leave Apple behind in the tech race. Steve Jobs dream to create a Company which will change the world and put a dent in the Universe is still at work and moving ahead undeterred.
This is one of the best biography I've read yet. The writing style of author keeps reader spellbound like a movie, although its almost 600 pages long but never bores. Every facets of Steve Jobs life was detailed in this biography. A great book by author and a must read for anyone interested in technology, history, biography, leadership.
Now, about Steve Jobs, he was the Villain and Hero of his own story. A not so great or humble human being, who didn't accept his daughter for a long time, bashes his colleagues / subordinates / zero appetite to respect other's opinion or emotions or feelings. On the other hand, he was a great leader, business innovator who built great companies from scratch and definitely raised from ashes (Apple & Pixar).
How, under his leadership, Apple built first iPod, multi touchscreen phone, then Tablet and paved a way for other companies to follow. The way he built an integrated Apple ecosystem which is still very relevant even today and everybody aspire to use its product once in a while. Even the might of Android developed by Google or Microsoft were not able to leave Apple behind in the tech race. Steve Jobs dream to create a Company which will change the world and put a dent in the Universe is still at work and moving ahead undeterred.
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Very well researched book.
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The writer has done the work that hooked the reader and encouraged them repeat the book many times.
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The book is written in such a way that you will feel that you are in the world of Steve jobs. A bit lengthier book but completely describes the character of Steve Jobs and the side which we don't Know.
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I’ve always admired Steve as a celebrity. And had a fascination of his life what it would have been to be him. I think that this book has given me genuine picture of it.
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A Must Read for the Tech Generation
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Apart from being an interesting read, for me it was also an eye-opening experience regarding my naive belief that I was someone 'in at the start of contemporary computing'. In 1974, I was employed by the John Lewis Partnership and worked on IBM 360/50 and 370/135 mainframe computers. I really did believe I was at the forefront of computing and yet, in California, Jobs and his compatriots were already producing computers that would make the leviathans I was blissfully serving, completely redundant. They probably didn't realise it but they were inventing disruption technology that would change computing from being an unwieldy corporate tool into a personal device to be used whether you worked for a company or just wanted to play games at home. IBM, Burroughs, Univac, NCR,CDC and Honeywell had to either reinvent themselves or disappear over the following years. Most people can remember the early Apple products, some will remember playing Atari Pong in the pub and more, products such as the early home computers. This book takes you back to the genesis of these inventions which came about not just through genius hardware and software engineering but also from enthusiastic use of LSD and transcendental meditation.
A surprising man for a surprising time.
A surprising man for a surprising time.
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A real biography
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Quality from start to finish. How a biography should be and even turned me into an Apple convert. The story of a driven man who probably did manage to put a dent in the universe (time will tell).
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Believed first and foremost in making great things before making money. Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are. The goal of starting a company is to make something you believe in and that will last, not to get rich. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - "less but better". To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. Design must reflect a product's essence. Good execution is as important as a great idea. A-players like to work together, not tolerate B-players. You can't afford to tolerate the B-players. Even the aspects that remain hidden should be done beautifully - a great carpenter isn't going to use lousy wood for the back of a cabinet just because it isn't seen (how many CEO's behave like that as opposed to finding cost-cuts?). Don't accept "no" for an answer, even if it means adopting a "reality distortion field". Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. People who know what they're talking about don't need PowerPoint. If something isn't right, you can't just ignore it and say "we'll fix it later" - that's what other companies do! Motivations really matter - if you don't love music, don't create a music product. The best way to begin a speech is to say "let me tell you a story", because nobody wants a lecture. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose: memento mori. "Here's to the crazy ones".
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Believed first and foremost in making great things before making money. Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are. The goal of starting a company is to make something you believe in and that will last, not to get rich. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - "less but better". To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. Design must reflect a product's essence. Good execution is as important as a great idea. A-players like to work together, not tolerate B-players. You can't afford to tolerate the B-players. Even the aspects that remain hidden should be done beautifully - a great carpenter isn't going to use lousy wood for the back of a cabinet just because it isn't seen (how many CEO's behave like that as opposed to finding cost-cuts?). Don't accept "no" for an answer, even if it means adopting a "reality distortion field". Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. People who know what they're talking about don't need PowerPoint. If something isn't right, you can't just ignore it and say "we'll fix it later" - that's what other companies do! Motivations really matter - if you don't love music, don't create a music product. The best way to begin a speech is to say "let me tell you a story", because nobody wants a lecture. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose: memento mori. "Here's to the crazy ones".
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A captivating journey unlike any other
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 February 2021Verified Purchase
It's almost 6am and that's not because I've woken up early to start writing this review. Try as I might, once I pass a certain threshold, say, the 70% or 80% mark in a phenomenal book, I become physically incapable of falling asleep until I finish reading it. This is one of those books.
Like he did with Franklin and Einstein, Isaacson has done a masterful job of weaving the myriad, intertwining threads of a lifetime into a cohesive and coherent narrative. I can only begin to fathom the colossal amount of work that went into organising the contents of 40+ interviews into robust prose such as this.
Steve Jobs was a complicated, conflicted, genius, he was an abusive, unpredictable, visionary pioneer. Narcissistic and egotistical, but also determined and passionate about moving humanity forward. In brief, Jobs was a lot of things.
Prior to my reading this book, I did not fully grasp the degree to which Jobs and his company revolutionised so many industries, ranging from personal computers to music to tablets and software.
Coming out of this book, I'm still uncertain as to whether I should view Steve as flawed hero or a likeable villain -- but perhaps the hallmark of a truly great biography is that it conveys the true depth of every individual, one which surpasses unidimensional categories and value judgements.
Massive, massive recommend from me!
Like he did with Franklin and Einstein, Isaacson has done a masterful job of weaving the myriad, intertwining threads of a lifetime into a cohesive and coherent narrative. I can only begin to fathom the colossal amount of work that went into organising the contents of 40+ interviews into robust prose such as this.
Steve Jobs was a complicated, conflicted, genius, he was an abusive, unpredictable, visionary pioneer. Narcissistic and egotistical, but also determined and passionate about moving humanity forward. In brief, Jobs was a lot of things.
Prior to my reading this book, I did not fully grasp the degree to which Jobs and his company revolutionised so many industries, ranging from personal computers to music to tablets and software.
Coming out of this book, I'm still uncertain as to whether I should view Steve as flawed hero or a likeable villain -- but perhaps the hallmark of a truly great biography is that it conveys the true depth of every individual, one which surpasses unidimensional categories and value judgements.
Massive, massive recommend from me!
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Sheba
5.0 out of 5 stars
WEll written book about a remarkable man
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 December 2018Verified Purchase
Walter Isaacson has done an incredible job writing this book. It seems accurate and candid. This is no sycophantic tribute. However, it is still a tribute the the genius and vision of a remarkable man and what he created by sheer determination, obstinacy and self belief. It is people like Steve Jobs who change the world and make our lives so much better. I did not really know much about him, and my only Apple product at the time of reading this biography, was my trusty old ipod.
After reading this book, I am full of admiration for the genius of this man and the incredible legacy he has left behind for us all. I was fortunate, in that we chose it for our Self Development bookclub, and were therefore able to stretch it over 5 sessions. It allowed us to do justice to the book.
After reading this book, I am full of admiration for the genius of this man and the incredible legacy he has left behind for us all. I was fortunate, in that we chose it for our Self Development bookclub, and were therefore able to stretch it over 5 sessions. It allowed us to do justice to the book.
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Sally Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well written and commendable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 July 2014Verified Purchase
This is a very readable account of Steve Job’s life. Whilst it does go into some detail as to how each Apple product was produced this is not overly technical and so for me, as a non-techy, I did not find it boring. Rather I found that I developed a real appreciation for their products and to view them in a whole new light.
What shines through is Jobs’ unique personality which enabled him to achieve great things, namely ground breaking digital products combined with ground breaking designs with an emphasis on purity and simplicity. Uniquely Jobs worked at the interface of art and technology.
Oh, and did I fail to mention that he also, and at the same time! developed a world-class animation film company that slapped Disney around the face.
Now of course Jobs did not achieve all of these single-handedly he made great partnerships and then selected A players to be on his team. Jobs’ uniqueness is the way that he brought out the best of people’s abilities; he regularly made them go further than they thought they as people could go and that it was possible to go period. How he did this is not particularly pretty with a combination of staring, timed silences and simply telling somebody that what they had produced what s**t and that they could do a whole load better. Jobs’ world was black or white, something was either great or s**t and his opinion on a person or their work could vacillate between the two within the space of one working day! He said it like it was and regarded it as his job to do this.
He must have been a boss from hell but yet so great was his enthusiasm and so great was the product that was being developed that people stepped up to the plate to deliver. Their job satisfaction was in the delivery and getting that final ounce of praise, even if on occasion Jobs’ took all of the credit.
He was also a charismatic and fearless negotiator who would charm and bully the necessary people to get the best deal.
By him not shilly-shallying around and taking people’s feelings into account and being fearless he was able to achieve greatness.
Jobs’ attention to finite detail and laser-like focus was such that he would not baulk from going to a major re-design, just weeks away from the launch of a product. Design meant everything to him.
His laser-like focus enabled him to block out of his life things that he did not want to deal with. Most notably this occurred in his personal life when he was deciding whether to marry Laurenne Powel, or, most dramatically his own health. We’ll never know whether if Jobs had had the surgery on his pancreas when his doctors first advised him to have it, he would still be here continuing to develop great products.
The last one hundred pages left me with a heavy heart. It is within these pages that Jobs’ battle with cancer is recounted. I found myself willing him to beat the cancer, whilst knowing that he was already dead. His passing is a great loss because of the uniqueness that I have described above, namely the dove-tailing of art and technology.
So even if you’re a non-techy you will still enjoy this book. I highly commend it to you.
What shines through is Jobs’ unique personality which enabled him to achieve great things, namely ground breaking digital products combined with ground breaking designs with an emphasis on purity and simplicity. Uniquely Jobs worked at the interface of art and technology.
Oh, and did I fail to mention that he also, and at the same time! developed a world-class animation film company that slapped Disney around the face.
Now of course Jobs did not achieve all of these single-handedly he made great partnerships and then selected A players to be on his team. Jobs’ uniqueness is the way that he brought out the best of people’s abilities; he regularly made them go further than they thought they as people could go and that it was possible to go period. How he did this is not particularly pretty with a combination of staring, timed silences and simply telling somebody that what they had produced what s**t and that they could do a whole load better. Jobs’ world was black or white, something was either great or s**t and his opinion on a person or their work could vacillate between the two within the space of one working day! He said it like it was and regarded it as his job to do this.
He must have been a boss from hell but yet so great was his enthusiasm and so great was the product that was being developed that people stepped up to the plate to deliver. Their job satisfaction was in the delivery and getting that final ounce of praise, even if on occasion Jobs’ took all of the credit.
He was also a charismatic and fearless negotiator who would charm and bully the necessary people to get the best deal.
By him not shilly-shallying around and taking people’s feelings into account and being fearless he was able to achieve greatness.
Jobs’ attention to finite detail and laser-like focus was such that he would not baulk from going to a major re-design, just weeks away from the launch of a product. Design meant everything to him.
His laser-like focus enabled him to block out of his life things that he did not want to deal with. Most notably this occurred in his personal life when he was deciding whether to marry Laurenne Powel, or, most dramatically his own health. We’ll never know whether if Jobs had had the surgery on his pancreas when his doctors first advised him to have it, he would still be here continuing to develop great products.
The last one hundred pages left me with a heavy heart. It is within these pages that Jobs’ battle with cancer is recounted. I found myself willing him to beat the cancer, whilst knowing that he was already dead. His passing is a great loss because of the uniqueness that I have described above, namely the dove-tailing of art and technology.
So even if you’re a non-techy you will still enjoy this book. I highly commend it to you.
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