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Intimate Anecdotes And Photos Of Steve Jobs

InfoChachkie

However, I recently came across a truly delightful post entitled, Jeffrey Aaronson’s Improbable Journey with Steve Jobs, the Guy Who Changed His World (and Ours). Jeffrey Aaronson is a noted artist and photojournalist who befriended a young Mr. Jobs at the beginning of Steve’s amazing journey. Read It For The Photos.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

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In the course of my recent interview with Guy Kawasaki , author and former Apple Evangelist, Guy describes Steve Jobs as: “… the world’s greatest CEO, ever. There are numerous reasons for Jobs’ success, not the least of which was his uncompromising pursuit of a delightful customer experience. An Insightful Steve Jobs Anecdote.

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At NeXT, Steve Jobs Balanced Reality Distortion With Startup Realities

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I found this video compelling, because it provides insights into Jobs as an internal leader, rather than the externally facing, reality-distorting CEO. Rather than an imperious Jobs, the video shows him addressing his team’s emotional rollercoaster; from the initial euphoria, to the harsh realities of life at a startup.

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The “inciting incident:” Movie scripts tell us how and when to look for investment.

Berkonomics

sometimes kid them, as a seemingly pointless anecdote trickles to an end, with the capper “…and then you found five dollars?” For example, while Steve Jobs was abusive, rude, and unappreciative, he had what his colleagues referred to a reality distortion field. I am father of four kids, tween to teens, and I.

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

See this anecdote by Steve Blank on how a hotshot sales executive can sink your startup. But here is another example of a role that everyone carries in a startup, so investors can’t imagine paying anyone uniquely to do that job. In a startup, that’s your job as founder, and it’s a job you can’t afford to delegate.

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More Startup Tips From The Beatles

InfoChachkie

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Although the Beatles’ phenomenal career encompasses numerous startup lessons, many of the anecdotes cited in Come Together are trivial, while others are painfully obvious.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

See this anecdote by Steve Blank on how a hotshot sales executive can sink your startup. But here is another example of a role that everyone carries in a startup, so investors can’t imagine paying anyone uniquely to do that job. In a startup, that’s your job as founder, and it’s a job you can’t afford to delegate.

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