Becoming Steve Jobs: The evolution of a reckless upstart into a visionary leader

“What’s the point in looking back,” he told me in one email. “I’d rather look forward to all the good things to come.”

Steve was capable of extraordinary compartmentalization. It’s a talent that allowed him to master and keep track of the various pieces of an entity as complex as Apple upon his return. It allowed him to maintain his focus despite the cacophony of worries that came with knowing he had cancer. It also allowed him to maintain a deep and meaningful lif

this “graphical user interface”—or GUI (pronounced “

“If you’ve worked enough, you know the difference between a boss who just gets it and someone you have to drag into understanding what you’re trying to do. And when you find that boss that just gets it, you’re just like, ‘Oh my God, it’s wonderful. You’re making my life so easy now.’ Steve was that kind of person.