Steve Jobs
The authorized, unflinching life of Apple's relentless founder.
1 founder on the eChai network recommends Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs and over a hundred with those around him, Isaacson chronicles Jobs's life from adoption and youth through Apple, NeXT, Pixar, and his return to Apple. The book portrays both his transformative product genius and his difficult, often harsh personality. It is the authorized account written with Jobs's full access but editorial independence.
Jobs's fusion of design, technology, and storytelling reshaped multiple industries, and founders can study how taste, focus, and obsessive standards drive products people love. The book also honestly shows the costs of his leadership style.
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