Best of Steve Jobs
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Best of Steve Jobs
In January 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone using a 2x2 matrix with these axes in the keynote:
◻️”smart” / “not so smart”
◻️ “hard to use” / “easy to use”
Apple has since sold more than $1 trillion worth of iPhones.
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But even though Jobs’s style could be demoralizing, it could also be oddly inspiring. It infused Apple employees with an abiding passion to create groundbreaking products and a belief that they could accomplish what seemed impossible. They had T-shirts made that read “90 hours a week and loving it!” Out of a fear of Jobs mixed with an incredibly... See more
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If you want to reap the benefits of Simplicity, think big—but don’t act that way. As Steve Jobs proved, one of the most effective ways to become a big business is to maintain the culture of a small business
Ken Segall • Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
Email from Steve Jobs to Apple employees on the day it surpassed Microsoft to become largest tech firm
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 explains the importance of both thinking and doing:
“The doers are the major thinkers. The people who really create the things that change this industry are both the thinker-doer in one person.”
We're not going to be the first to this party, but we're going to be the best.
-Steve Jobs