1. The one thing that surprised more than anything else was the reason why he chose the name for the company Apple. Not only did he like apples, he said that apple comes before Atari in the phonebook. The thing I admire the most about Steve Jobs is how he created such an amazing brand and company that is recognized worldwide today. The only thing I do not admire him for is that he seemed arrogant. I believe that this also led to him being so successful. He definitely experienced adversity and failure. He was fired from the company he started. He ended up coming back and becoming the CEO of Apple and bringing the company so much success.
2. His biggest competencies would be hard work, determination, and passion.
3. The only thing I would say that us confusing to me is the fact that you can be fired from a company that you start. It is crazy that he got fired and then came back to the company. So many people would be bitter about being fired and not come back.
4. I would ask him how he just kept going after any failures and setbacks that he had. I would also ask him why he went back to apple after they fired him.
5. I think that his opinion of hard work is that it is everything that needs to be done make something a success. He knows that there is no way that you can become successful without hard work. I do share that opinion with him.
Hello Peter,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you chose a very interesting reading reflection. I haven't read all of Steve Jobs autobiography, but have heard good things about it and have watched a few videos on his story. That is crazy that he got fired from the company he started, I hadn't heard that before. With publicly traded companies though I don't think it is uncommon.
Hi, Peter. This is a great post. This sounds like an interesting book and some great information on how apple was made and how it grew. I think learning from Steve Jobs is great, because he was incredibly driven and was successful because of it. I think you learned a lot from this book and this will definitely help you in growing a business. Keep up the good work.
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