Steve Jobs He was an incredible entrepreneur, inventor, and visionary. With his intelligence, hard work, and tenacity, he inspired millions of people and society. Apple continues to grow and set technological trends. Despite his enormous successes, he (like all of us) had his dark sides and negative qualities. Can he be considered a perfect role model in both the corporate and personal worlds? You have to judge that for yourself. We have prepared a list of 40 interesting facts about the founder AppYou may not know.
Youth, family and personal life
- He wasn't born into wealth, his family certainly wasn't millionaires.
- He was adopted.
- His adoptive father was one of his greatest life inspirations.
- In sixth grade, he was bullied for being “weird.” He threatened his parents that he would drop out of school if they didn’t move, so the family moved to Los Altos, California.
- He only met his biological sister when he was 27 years old.
- His sister, by the way, is the famous writer Mona Simpson.
- He was half Arab – his biological father was from Syria and his mother was American.
- He did not finish college, he dropped out of school early.
- His grade point average (GPA) in school was just 2,65.
- As a teenager, he dreamed of becoming a Buddhist monk.
- He initially denied paternity of his daughter Lisa.
Habits, nature and controversy
- He has always been fascinated by technology and books.
- He had a huge passion for calligraphy, which later translated into the typography of the first Macs.
- He only listened to music that resonated with his personal beliefs.
- During his lifetime, he owned nearly 100 pairs of Levi's jeans, which he wore alongside his iconic black turtleneck.
- He was a pescatarian (he ate only fish and seafood).
- He rarely showered and very often walked barefoot.
- He openly claimed that he was not a philanthropist.
- He generally did not have license plates on his cars.
- He often and quite deliberately parked in spaces reserved for the disabled.
- He considered his experiments with LSD to be one of the most important things in his life.
Career, business and competition
- He became the largest shareholder of The Walt Disney Company. In 1986, he bought studio Pixar for $10 million and sold it back in 2006 for $7,4 billion.
- He personally intervened in the script of the film Toy Story and changed the main character Woody from a villain to a good guy.
- At one point, he seriously considered buying Yahoo.
- His annual salary in Applu was a symbolic 1 dollar.
- As an inventor, he had approximately 300 patents to his credit.
- In 1993, Fortune magazine included him on its list of the toughest bosses in America.
- He never taught himself to program.
- Despite the field in which he worked, he had a strong aversion to personal computers (PCs).
- Google founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, considered him their personal mentor.
- At one time, he forced Google to change the yellow hue in the second letter "O" in their logo because he didn't like it on the iPhone display.
- When Google entered the Android phone market, Jobs felt cheated and betrayed. He claimed that Google had blatantly stolen features from the iPhone.
- He was one of the youngest people ever to make the Forbes magazine billionaires list.
- His signature was engraved inside the chassis of every original Macintosh computer.
- He didn't like to fire people, which became even more so after he became a father himself.
Illness and final moments
- He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 but refused surgery, opting instead for alternative medicine that included a vegan diet, acupuncture, herbal remedies, and even consulting a psychic.
- After nine months ofonec he agreed to the operation. Many experts believe that this delay was the main factor in his later decline.
- He rejected Tim's offer. Cookand, who wanted to donate part of his own liver for transplantation.
- He is buried in an unmarked grave.
- His last words, as he looked over his family's shoulders, were: "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.")
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Do what you love.
One thing is certain. Steve Jobs He was incredibly passionate about his company and the work he did. Below is a translation of the most powerful part of his legendary 2005 Stanford commencement speech, which continues to inspire millions today:
“ The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle for less. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick, don’t lose faith. I believe the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You have to find what you love.
You have to believe that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to believe in something; your instinct, your destiny, your life, your karma, whatever. ProThat belief that the dots on the path will connect will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even if it takes you off the beaten path. And that will make all the difference. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which means living by the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They already know what you really want to become. Everything else is secondary.. "
Despite its flaws and often complicated nature, it is safe to say that Steve Jobs He remains a huge inspiration and an iconic businessman who the tech world will never forget.
