Book review
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson
1. What mostly shocked me about reading about Steve Jobs is his openness about his LSD taking. He is so proud to admit that he has taken drugs, and even claims it to be one of the most important things he's done in his life. I admire his openness about that and I think that makes him a better person as an entrepreneur because people trust him. I also admire his ability to grab the audience's attention when giving presentations. He owned the crowd. This made him a very likeable person and entrepreneur. Especially coming out with a product that consumers didn't know about-- he taught them what they needed. Something I dislike about Steve Jobs is his anti-philanthropic views. He was against giving to charities and even shut down Apple's charity programs when he returned to the company in 1997. He was also homeless and poor at some point of his life so I don't understand why he wouldn't want to help out others in need. Although it doesn't seem like a big deal because it saves the company money, in the end, not being philanthropic, costs a company a lot more of potential customers in the long run. Steve Jobs wasn't the best person when it came to failure. He didn't believe in mistakes, so it was extremely difficult for him to admit to his mistakes. His leaving Apple in 1985 for difficulties with the CEO taught him about making mistakes and controlling his perfectionism and in 1997 he returned.
2. Steve Jobs was able to give a really great performance when presenting his ideas to a group of investors. He was also really good at creating businesses. After leaving Apple, he went off to found Pixar and NeXT. Coming back to Apple he was able to turn the company around from almost bankruptcy to one of the most influential and important companies of the modern world.
3. What was confused me about the book was when Steve Jobs dropped out of college. He says he didn't want to waste his parents money on school, but always talks about how important education is. Obviously, he didn't need college to get to where he was, but I still believe he wasted money by not completing his degree and so his argument is not valid.
4. If Steve Jobs were still alive, I'd want to ask him about his life and if he felt like he accomplished everything he wanted to in his life. I also would like to know how he feels about Apple currently, if he is proud of what it's become. I would also really like to know what his plans were before he passed for Apple and if he had any ideas in mind for new products.
5. I think Steve Jobs is a strong believer in hard work paying off. I also think he believes a lot in destiny and things happening for a reason. I think that he believes that if you follow the path/ platform you were given and work hard to do better, you can and will get all that you want. I do agree with this mindset, because I think things in life all happen for a reason, but that you can make your own destiny as well. Hard work and dedication will be seen in time.
1. What mostly shocked me about reading about Steve Jobs is his openness about his LSD taking. He is so proud to admit that he has taken drugs, and even claims it to be one of the most important things he's done in his life. I admire his openness about that and I think that makes him a better person as an entrepreneur because people trust him. I also admire his ability to grab the audience's attention when giving presentations. He owned the crowd. This made him a very likeable person and entrepreneur. Especially coming out with a product that consumers didn't know about-- he taught them what they needed. Something I dislike about Steve Jobs is his anti-philanthropic views. He was against giving to charities and even shut down Apple's charity programs when he returned to the company in 1997. He was also homeless and poor at some point of his life so I don't understand why he wouldn't want to help out others in need. Although it doesn't seem like a big deal because it saves the company money, in the end, not being philanthropic, costs a company a lot more of potential customers in the long run. Steve Jobs wasn't the best person when it came to failure. He didn't believe in mistakes, so it was extremely difficult for him to admit to his mistakes. His leaving Apple in 1985 for difficulties with the CEO taught him about making mistakes and controlling his perfectionism and in 1997 he returned.
2. Steve Jobs was able to give a really great performance when presenting his ideas to a group of investors. He was also really good at creating businesses. After leaving Apple, he went off to found Pixar and NeXT. Coming back to Apple he was able to turn the company around from almost bankruptcy to one of the most influential and important companies of the modern world.
3. What was confused me about the book was when Steve Jobs dropped out of college. He says he didn't want to waste his parents money on school, but always talks about how important education is. Obviously, he didn't need college to get to where he was, but I still believe he wasted money by not completing his degree and so his argument is not valid.
4. If Steve Jobs were still alive, I'd want to ask him about his life and if he felt like he accomplished everything he wanted to in his life. I also would like to know how he feels about Apple currently, if he is proud of what it's become. I would also really like to know what his plans were before he passed for Apple and if he had any ideas in mind for new products.
5. I think Steve Jobs is a strong believer in hard work paying off. I also think he believes a lot in destiny and things happening for a reason. I think that he believes that if you follow the path/ platform you were given and work hard to do better, you can and will get all that you want. I do agree with this mindset, because I think things in life all happen for a reason, but that you can make your own destiny as well. Hard work and dedication will be seen in time.
I think Steve Jobs is an extremely interesting person and a great person to read about. It's interesting that he was so open about LSD and doing drugs, especially if he said that it's one of the most important things he's done in his life. I didn't know that! It also sounds like he's a little bit hypocritical, if he dropped out of school but advocates staying in school, as well as opposing giving to charities while he was poor and homeless at some point in his life. This sounds like a book I would be really interested to read.
ReplyDeleteHi Adi, Steve Jobs is very well known for his inventions that have changed communication forever; however, I had no idea that Steve Jobs was into LSD, amongst other drugs. This affirms my theory that some curiousness or openness to drugs may elevate creativity in a myriad of revolutionary inventors, artists, singers, etc. It is upsetting to hear he was anti-charity, but maybe it’s worth a read.
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