Best of Steve Jobs

In an interview with Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs claimed that his greatest product was Apple the organization. I [Walter Isaacson] once asked Steve Jobs, you know, what product are you proudest of? And I thought he might say the iPod or the iPhone or the iPad, whatever, the Mac. He said, “You know, making a product is hard but making a team that ca... See more

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:

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. LESSON: Only Steve Jobs is ... See more

Marc Benioff originally trademarked the phrase “App Store” but in good faith he gifted it to Steve Jobs as gratitude for support over the years.

Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Lessons Steve Jobs wanted to pass on. Written right before he died. In his own words: 1. ON BUILDING A REAL COMPANY: I hate it when people call themselves “entrepreneurs” when what they’re really trying to do is launch a startup an... See more