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"2005 Stanford Commencement Address"
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
(Steve Jobs)
Steve Jobs gave one of his best interviews about building products back in 1995.
Anyone who wants to craft amazing products should watch it.
Here are 9 quotes from Jobs that really resonated with me:
Steve Jobs explain Management by Values
Key takeaways:
• Finding great people is the most important lesson in business due to the large variance in quality.
• Great people are often missionaries, not mercenaries.
• Individual contributors can be phenomenal even when management and culture is poor.
• Passion for the company can be a motivating factor for
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He illustrates the point by contrasting a famous 2005 commencement speech by Steve Jobs, in which the Apple founder urges his audience to search relentlessly for work they love, and never to settle for less, with these words, from the essayist Anne Lamott: Everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, and scared, even the people who seem to have it more
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