Steve Jobs and Apple

Steven Paul Jobs was a creative American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Apple Inc. Jobs guided Apple to be a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made Apple a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning films such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Jobs’ advice for success is this: ‘You’ve got to find what you love.’ He died in October 2011, at the age of 56.

Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He was the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style won him millions of fans.

Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He used to be interested in computers when he was a teenager and used to attend lectures after school at Hewlett Packard. He didn’t use to be a successful student at school. In 1974 Jobs got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He was such a determined person that he saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari. There, he met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976.

Jobs persuaded Wozniak to make a computer and sell it. Together, they developed the Mac. It was the first small computer with a user-friendly interface to be commercially successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional perfection, which became Apple trademarks.