Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804127794 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 13 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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The 'unauthorized' Jobs biography that has earned the praise of those who knew him best (and fills in details not known before) Phil (not) in Magnolia This is a fascinating biography that I enjoyed very much, but before getting into the details of the book itself I want to quickly go back in time to when Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 (it's hard to believe that three and a half years have already gone by since that date). At that time, the Walter Isaacson biography (Steve Jobs) had already been written.Jobs had agreed to be interviewed by Isaacson over the course of the final two years of his life, and when Isaacson's biography of Jobs was published less than three weeks after his death, on October 24, 2011, it . "Great bookgreat learnings" according to Tony Sr. Great job on Jobs. The key difference here is the depth of his behavior and actionsshowing the evolution of maturity in a brilliant young man who was able to continuously learn his way into the skills, patience, and focus to pull off one of the great turnarounds and transformations of all time.As a book about Apple (a company many of us loved from the beginning) it is a good read. As a book about the power of learning to accomplish great things and to pull great people togetherit really is a must read and a must reflect. I have seen few books over the years that do su. "A good exploration" according to Thomas Roberts. A decent biography of Steve Jobs. I enjoyed it much more than Walter Isaacson's wasted opportunity of a bio. Becoming Steve Jobs delves much deeper into Jobs' years at NeXT and Pixar, which a lot of books tend to gloss over (Isaacson barely devoted any pages to those topics!) Some new material is covered and the authors personal anecdotes are very interesting.The authors make some assertions about Jobs and his personal growth that they don't really back up with evidence. The book is also riddled with timeline mistakes or basic misunderstandings about Apple's technolog
I’m pleased someone got to write it. It forces us to think different.” –Mikey Campbell, Apple Insider“Becoming Steve Jobs does not absolve the protagonist of his foibles, but shows that his accomplishments were indeed legion.” –The Economist “For a deeply felt account… of the qualities that earned Jobs the abiding respect and love of his closest associates… the Schlender and Tetzeli book is the best that’s currently available.”—Michael Cohen, TidBITS "Detailed and thoroughfull of intimate and personal anecdotes from Jobs' life that demonstrate how he evolved from the Steve Jobs that was ousted from Apple in the early 1990s to the man that lead the company to release its most revolutionary products."-- Lisa Eadicicco, Business Insider
The conventional, one-dimensional view of Jobs is that he was half-genius, half-jerk from youth, an irascible and selfish leader who slighted friends and family alike. But this book is different from all the others. Schlender and Tetzeli make clear that Jobs's astounding success at Apple was far more complicated than simply picking the right products: he became more patient, he learned to trust his inner circle, and discovered the importance of growing the company incrementally rather than only shooting for dazzling game-changing products. Along the way, the book provides rich context about the technology revolution we all have lived through, and the ways in which Jobs changed our world. In addition, Brent knew Jobs personally for 25 years and draws upon his many interviews with him, on and off the record, in writing the book. Their rich, compelling narrative is filled with stories never told before from the people who knew Jobs best, and who decided to open up to the authors, including his family, former inner circle executives, and top people at Apple, Pixar and Disney, most notably Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, Robert Iger and many others. Becoming Steve Jobstakes on and breaks down the existing myth and stereotypes about Steve Jobs. #1 New York Times BestsellerThere have been many books—on a large and small scale—about Steve Jobs, one of the most famous CEOs i
He covered Steve Jobs for the Wall Street Journal and Fortune for nearly 25 years. RICK TETZELI, executive editor of Fast Company, has covered technology for two decades. He is the former deputy editor of Fortune, and editor of Entertainment Weekly. BRENT SCHLENDER is one of the premiere chroniclers of the personal computer revolution, writing about every majo