Summary
Key Takeaways
Jobs was adopted by a nice but uneducated family. Father loved to build electrical things and cars
Woz and Steve met because of their love of pranks and of electronics
Went to Reed but soon dropped out. He spent some time in India to further study Zen Buddhism and other approaches to enlightenment.
Woz created the first personal computer in June 1975 - Apple 1
When he was 23 he impregnated Brennan but wouldn't own up to it for many years. "He was an enlightened being who was cruel"Jobs let Xerox invest in Apple if they showed him their newest inventions. They agreed and showed him the graphical user interface and this would change the industry forever
Jobs was eventually outvoted and became a non executive chairman of Apple and eventually left to start Next. It was mildly successful and when it was bought by Apple, Steve was part of the package
Jobs fanatical diets reflected one of his core beliefs - asceticism leads to greater feelings later on. Things often lead to their opposites
Only wanted things around him that he could admire (furniture, appliances, etc)
Toy Story was an incredible success and soon after Pixar went public after Jobs had invested over $60m
Jobs was fanatical about controlling the whole process. Software and hardware should be inextricably linked and with the new retail stores, he could control the buying process as well
Jobs was not very forthcoming about his health to the public or even his board
The iPad and multi touch technology actually came before the iPhone and had to be retrofitted
The attention to detail of every aspect of the design and process is beautiful and inspiring
Jobs was reluctant to let third parties design apps but then relented
After many ups and downs with his health, jobs died on October 5, 2011
What I Got Out Of It
Jobs was a maniac for detail and wanted to control the entire process, every input. He was often harsh and his reality distortion people frustrated and alienated a lot of people but he accomplished more than nearly anyone in this field
