steve jobs researching an entrepreneur by helen mak
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Steve JobsResearching An Entrepreneur by Helen Mak
Background Youth
Born in San Francisco, California on February 24, 1955
adopted at birth by Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs
moved from San Francisco to Mountain View, California when Jobs was five years old
Education
Cupertino Junior High and Homestead High School in Cupertino, California
Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Continue BackgroundJob Experience co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc
co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios
a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006
introducing the LaserWriter
1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT
CEO and majority shareholder to Pixar
CEO Apple
a board member at Gap Inc. from 1999 to 2002
Idea He started building the blue boxes that phone phreakers used to make free calls all around the nation at a young age. Then he started Apple Inc with his friend; Steve Wozniak. And Woznaik made the first Apple I, but it was Jobs who suggested selling it.
Initial Plans & Financing Before he died, he intended to accommodate more than 12,000 employees in a single, circular building. But sadly, his wish is not yet accomplished to this day.
Company OrganizationInternational Company
an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California
More than 47,000 employees
Established for 38 years
Personal CharacteristicsEntrepreneurial characteristics
Passionate
fearless
unbelievable imagination
motivated
Strong Vision
Strong leadership
Continue Personal Characteristics
Personal Traits-available means
demanding perfectionist
aggressive
ruthless
mature
mellow individual
charismatic
Who They Arean American entrepreneur, marketer and
inventor
Creating IPhone, iPad, iPod, Macintosh
Introduced easy access to internet/application/games…on a travel-size object
World’s second largest information technology company by revenue after Samsung Electronics, and the world’s third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung and Nokia
Future ProspectHe died
Apple will be replaced by Android in the future
Interesting Facts Steve’s original aspiration was to become a Buddhist Monk
He began Apple Computers, Inc., in 1976 with Steve Wozniak in his parents’ garage
Ronald Wayne was a third member
Apple Inc was named after the Beattles
He is a pescetarian
He dated John Baez
He is dyslexic
Was obsessed with type fonts and calligraphy
saw his first computer at age 12.
owned over 100 pairs of Levi jeans
he was fired from his own company
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