Steve Jobs
"Steve Jobs WWDC07" — Photo by Acaben, cropped by Kyro / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
The minimalist visionary who changed how we touch the world.
He transformed personal computing into a lifestyle and turned technology into an object of desire. Though his leadership style was famously intense, his pursuit of perfection redefined the digital age.
Did you know?
Despite his massive wealth, he famously drove the same model of German luxury car for years, but always without a license plate to exploit a loophole in California vehicle registration laws.
My first venture was funded partly by selling my Volkswagen van.
A 1979 visit to Xerox PARC gave me loads of ideas.
I had a penchant for barefoot walks and a strictly fruit-based diet.
I am college dropout from Reed who briefly worked at Atari.
I got kicked out of my creation...to create NeXT.