5. Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs
• Famous As: Co-Founder Of Apple
• Birth Date: February 24, 1955
• Born In: San Francisco
• Father: Abdulfattah John Jandali
• Mother: Joanne Carole Schieble
• Adopted By: Paul Reinhold & Clara Jobs
• Spouse/Partner: Laurene Powell
• No. of Children: 4
7. Eager, But a Problem Child
• Was into electronics at an early age
• Learned to read as a toddler
• Had difficulty in making friends
• Was a ‘Loner’ in the class
• Rebellious behavior & Misbehaving
• Hated school
• At the age of 13, ‘Bill Hewlett’ had given
him a job
• Met Steve Wozniak at the age of 18
8. Work Life
• Joined ‘Atari’ as a technician in 1973
• Traveled to India in 1974 at ‘Neem Karoli Baba’
• Jobs, Wozniak & Ronald Wayne Founded Apple
Computer Company in 1976
• Wozniak left Apple on January, 1985
• Then-CEO John Sculley and BoD wanted Jobs to be
removed from Apple
• Steve left Apple on September, 1985
9. • Founded ‘NeXT Inc.’ in 1985
• Funded The Graphics Group (Pixar) in 1986
• Pixar produced films- Toy Story series, A Bug’s
Life, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Cars, WALL-E
• Apple bought NeXT in 1997
• Steve became permanent CEO of Apple in
2000
• Some people were scared of him after his
return
• Became the face of the company
10. No One is Like Him
• Abrasive in Nature
• Failure couldn’t stop him
• Strong believer of Perfection
• He believed that Everything Happens for a Reason
• Steve upheld a Strong and Clear Vision throughout
his Life
• Believed in Secrecy
• Not a Philanthropist
• Was a Narcissist
• Was Not Friendly With Media
15. Speech That Made History
on June 12, 2005 Steve Jobs delivered a speech in
convocation of Stanford University.
He told the students 3 stories of his life. Nothing more.
And those 3 stories were about-
Connecting The Dots
Love & Loss
Death
16. Why it Still Inspires 10 Years Later
• The Speech Was Short- The speech lasted for just
fifteen minutes. Ideal timing, not boring the
audience
• The Speech Had a Theme- It resonates with just
about everyone who seeks meaning in their lives and
their career.
• Emphasized Triumph Over Adversity- Stories of
triumph over struggle resonate with audiences
because humans are hard-wired to empathize with
one another
17. The End of a Genius
• In October 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with cancer
• Refused to undergo surgery for 9 months
• Tried natural healing but it didn’t work
• Announced a 6 month leave
• Underwent a Liver Transplant in 2009
• Returned to Apple on January, 2011
• Cancer relapsed once again
• Jobs died at his Palo Alto, California home
• His final words were- ‘Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow’
18. A Legacy Left Behind
‘I really want [Jobs’] legacy to be with Apple 10
years from now, a hundred years from now, a
thousand years from now’- Tim Cook
19. Movie: Jobs (2013) Movie: steve jobs
(2015)
Steve Jobs
Book by Walter
Isaacson
