The late Apple CEO believed in defining markets over creating them. Jobs had a profound impact on how we access technology and consume information every day. His intimidating personality had layers and his life had many themes of a super CEO – a great story of rise, fall and revivification, but the complete story of Steve Jobs ended far earlier than most people expected. To see how Jobs went from a free spirited LSD enthusiast to a cult inspirational figure, check out the infographic below: “How Steve Jobs Started” created by Anna Vital.
There are a lot of life lessons to be learnt from the life of Steve Jobs. In 56 years, he mesmerised entrepreneurs across the globe with a story so rich in success and ambition that made a cult following. Innovation became order of the day during his multiple stints as chief executive at Apple. In retrospect, Steve had to face the sorriest things when he was publicly humiliated by the Apple board, from a company he had co-founded only ten years ago. Steve hardly ever talked about stuff that hurt or troubled him professionally, but in his ’05 Stanford commemorative speech he accepted that the event had a devastating effect on his life. Steve didn’t let his public oust get to him, and emerged stronger psychologically and emotionally. He started NeXT computers and Pixar Studios, and recreated history again. Apple couldn’t keep away from Jobs for much longer and decided to bring him back soon when they purchased NeXT. Things went smooth again and the late CEO introduced a range of segment defining gadgets, such as iPods, iPhones and the iPads. Steve Jobs’ Stanford 2005 legendary commencement speech when he shared his valuable lessons and philosophy of life said: He added, “Don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
