27A – Reading Reflection No. 3

Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson

What surprised me the most of Steve Jobs is that he quit college to only go back and listen in on college class that he then did not get credit for. The most admirable thing about Steve Jobs is the philosophy he brought to apple which was to make products anyone can use no matter the age or experience with technology while making it elegant enough to appeal to the masses. The least admirable thing about Steve jobs is the fact that he pushed people away more than he let them in while both in his personal life and career. Steve Jobs was met with adversity and failure most of his life. From the startup of apple, the kicking of him out at the CEO position, to the family issues he had especially with his daughter.

Steve Jobs was one of the most competitive and influential tech speakers of all time. He was the perfect salesman for computers and knew it. He tried so hard to be competitive that he was even competing against his own company with other project teams to make something better and more successful.

One aspect that was a little confusing was when the author, Walter Isaacson, would dwell on and on about the temper and anger that Steve Jobs had.

Two questions I would ask Steve Jobs would be What did he think before he died apple would achieve like they did with the first iPod? and What was his favorite project throughout his time at apple?

I think that Steve Jobs’ opinion on hard work is that it is necessary and not replaceable to be successful in life. I share this opinion with Steve Jobs, but I do feel as though he made the bar very high.