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What are the lessons that you learned after reading the commencement address of Steve Jobs? (at least 1000words)



As I continue my discussion about what are the lessons that I’ve learned after reading the “Commencement Address of Steve Jobs” please allow me to share the things that happen, as we read and discuss it in our group.

And as I Read the article together with my fellow group mates, we have learn a lot of things of the “Commencement Address of Steve Jobs” but in the other way we found out also in his life, the things that we don’t like it and the things that made as confirm something about him. As we Read it and meditate it individually in his story, it is divided into three stories which are: The first story is about connecting the dots; the second story is about love and loss and the Last one, the third story is about death.

The first story is about connecting the dots

The words that struck in my mind and made me strong and enlightened about the words of Steve Jobs are ->

you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

In relate to our life now. Most of the time students and people living in this world are full of Dreams and Goals but do not look Histories that passes in their lives. Yes, we can Dream and Set Goals in our life, there are no LAWS that seal us not to Dream and Sets Goals. But the thing is because of that we are all blinded about what is the real reason or the past why we are here in this world.

Earthly desire made us blinded by the truth. Yes it is right, what STEVE JOBS said “….you can only connect them looking backwards.” I am agreeing with that, The TRUTH is because of the past we are all revolutionize. By the help of the past we will be able to know what are our weakness and strength that we may able to use it, prevent it and improve it in present and in the near future.

There are a lot of things and Bad Memories that Steve Jobs carry in his life, like In his FAMILY, SCHOOL, WORKS and many more, and as he continues his life in this world. He Carry it all for him to able to Stand with, in all circumstances and situations in his LIFE.

The most important thing that we must look backward and apply it in PRESENT is what our GOD JESUS CHRIST did to us. He died in the Cross for us to be saved and healed in all curses in our Lives. We must have the attitude of CHRIST LIKE, we will Serve and Worship GOD for us to be PERFECT. (Matt. 5:48) –“Therefore you shall be PERFECT, just as your FATHER IN HEAVEN is PERFECT”. Nobody is perfect but by GOD’s Grace and Mercy, we can be PERFECT if we are willing to be a perfect. No excuses change our MIND SET into a OPTEMISTIC.


My second story is about love and loss

In this Story it tackles about the life of STEVE JOBS in Love and Loss. Love is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "His love for his work" http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=love the passion of the work, that is STEVE JOBS. His first love is his WORK; Steve Jobs is a WORKoholic type of person.

He is a type of person that is willing to give up everything just for the WORK, the determination and courage to CONQUER the WORLD. Even his Family and Friends, He denies and refute just for his Passion of the WORK. He builds and organize his own company which is the APPLE by his own passion and obsession. WORK mania. . . “wew Over(nn) acting na kAayo wOrds” but it simply shows that Steve Jobs is really Hard Working Guy in a Selfish way of living.

Loss, Loss is some kind a LOST something. In the Situation of Steve Jobs, the things that he has LOST is his own company which is the APPLE, he fired by his own company. Well can you imagine your own company that you made is the one who fired you? But Steve Jobs doesn’t think of any bad reason, he take it with no doubt. But he arose again, he stand and back for his company for a new begging in his life.

-You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.-

Search for the one you LOVE, but for me I already found my own LOVE, my LOVE one that I am willing to take a risk with all my HEART and SOUL, and that is MY LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST. As I encounter GOD, my blind fold is already take it away by GOD, and now I am living in the WORLD of TRUTH that GOD JESUS CHRIST is the only WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE.(John 14:6)



My third story is about death

"If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right."

Live Life to the FULLEST, don’t waste you time. Time is so Precious, we bring all things back into his own structure but time we can’t. So therefore we must be vigilant, active, take it all and give all what you have or what you’ve got in your life.

(Matthew 6:34 ) 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.


As we READ and MEDITATE all the things that happen in his life (Steve Job). We see things clear, Steve Jobs Don't even mention GOD JESUS CHRIST, but instead "Hare Krishna temple".
For me and for Us LIFE WITHOUT GOD JESUS CHRIST is "useless", "worthless", and "nothing".



John 3:16 GOD's LOVE

16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.


Jeremiah 29:11 GOD's Promise and Plans

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

GOD BLESS US

Let the Holy Spirit wOrk, sPeak, Protect Us, Guide Us and Cover Us with the Precious Blood of JESUS CHRIST.

GOD's Warriors

MY PURPOSE

My Purpose in LIFE is to SERVE GOD.

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To Share the GOSPEL(Good News) to my FAMILY, FRIENDS, PEOPLE that SURROUNDS me and ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

And to become a successful and professional IT Specialist or System Analyst or EMPLOYER someday to my Company and above all things is to be a FULL TIME SERVANT OF GOD! (JESUS CHRIST). Hallelujah

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PERSONAL TRAITS TEST (IQ , EQ and AQ)
IQ – Intelligence Quotient
EQ – Emotional Quotient
AQ – Adversity Quotient


At first we must know: What is this all about:


What is an IQ (Intelligence Quotient)?



An Intelligence Quotient indicates a person's mental abilities relative to others of approximately the same age. Everyone has hundreds of specific mental abilities--some can be measured accurately and are reliable predictors of academic and financial success.
http://www.iqtest.com/



IQ (Intelligence Quotient) Improve:

Adjust your Beliefs

If you think to your self that you are weak and brainless then you will have it. The best way to help it to improve, is to be an OPTEMISTIC kind of Person and acknowledge GOD always, think that you SMART, Smarter than everything. It helps a lot to you as your own, be confident and it boost your self-esteem, that all things are possible.
(Prov. 3:5-6)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

If you’re in trouble, not in trouble by having fight with other person but trouble in our MINDS, it affects a lot in our body and our spirit. And all we need is the PRESENCE of GOD “acknowledge him, and he will Direct your paths.”


Write

It is a way to exercise your creativity and analytical ability. Well based to my own experience and as I relate this “Write” in my life, this is truly a good way to enhance also our IQ, our minds. Because as you “write” you must read/hear, am I right? Reading/hearing then writing is the good way equation to have an IQ Improve, having this equation make us be a better knowledge about in a certain topic or information.

Do something you enjoy

“Do something you enjoy”, from its word. It is so subotable that you must do such things that you’re comfortable and not hard to manage. You must organize it properly in order to enjoy each moment with all your heart. “ Do something you enjoy , it is hard for us to work something we don’t love to work on it. You should know yourself.

Eat Well

Yes, it is so very important also that you must eat well on time with a proper manage and diet. In order for our mind and brain will function it well. For example now, we are doing some assignment 2000 words without proper manage in our life. It happens that we may not be able to think further as we could in normal. Because our brain and mind couldn’t function well, the tendency will be our neurons are weak.

Exercise

Exercise, not just in our body (Physical) but also in our mind (Emotional). Physical is by exercise in gym or simply jugging, just to help our body circulate well. In the other hand which is the Emotional, we some-up the point that by reading some comics, stories and all we need is the BIBLE. Read the Bible for it is the WORD of GOD(nn)

What is EQ (Emotional Quotient)?

Emotional Quotient or EQ is one of the ways to measure a person’s ability to be successful in life.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-difference-between-eq-and-iq.htm
One good example of the EQ, in our last meeting at July 28 which is we have the Personal Traits Examination and for us to be know, if we student has the ability to be successful in life. Especially the TECHNOPRENEURSHIP field.


Well, at the previous meeting that we have last Wednesday, our FACILITATOR gave as an Activity or Shall we say just a simple Examination for our PERSONAL TRAITS that it would determined if we are qualified student for the future TECHNOPRENEUR in the University.


28th Day of July, Wednesday. We took up the Personal Traits Examination, which is the Emotional Quotient. At that day, please allow me to put in plain words in order to know, what the real situation that happens in that Day is actually the truth is we don’t know that, in that day is the day for the exam for the Technopreneurship 1. So because we don’t know and we don’t expect it to happen, we are not ready, not ready in the sense of our mind and also body, because it is unexpected. So it’s happen we are all panicky, all are worries and don’t know what to do because has no idea what will be happen in next few minutes to start the exam. Haha Others are asking for the notebook, some are for papers , and many more .

So everything now expect that it would be a difficult exam, but PRAISE GOD. When our FACILITATOR gwapo said: “it is just a simple examination, a very simple examination which can be answered only [a] or [b]” so there for the probability of the exam to be pass is high. 50% lng. Yehey. Then our FACILITATOR continue to discuss, said: “it is just a personal traits examination” very easy. But it’s help us a lot in order to us to be know, who really we are (nn).

Questions are very easy. It is more on PERSONAL on how we manage ourselves not just to our selves but also to other people, by doing such things like on how communicate to other, social contact, Interaction from one to another (customer) and Manage to analyze problems situation in a certain BUSINESS that who needs a new Improvement in their Company. It seems like sales talk, on how we manage BUSINESSES, PLANS and and also our MIND/MIND SET.

Effects of EQ:
Self - Management

Self - Control
-You must manage your self to control emotions that you may express to other or something.- Controlling to your self is actually it is so difficult, why? because the real battle is not in the outside but inside and that is our self. Fighting our own that we must be an Overcomer.
- Overcomer it means you've done something to control. (nn)
Trustworthy
-in order to have a good communication and field transaction you must be a good and trustworthy person in order for those people that surrounds you may conceited of you.
- You can easily determine if the other person love or like what you've doing, through his/her facial expression and eye contact. In order for him/her to be able call his/her attention you must be a good looking, so he/she may not doubt for you.

Relationship Management

Leadership
-We must be a good leader and at first you must master first the Self-Management. You cannot govern a people if you, yourself cannot govern.
- And also the Self - Mastery (SEED) - "Self-Mastery, Environment Mastery, Enterprise Mastery, and Development of Business Plan".
- Self - Mastery - means something that in your self. You must know your Own, your weakness, your assets and everything that may able to use to any other transactions or in a business attitude.

Teamwork & collaboration
-If you a leader then you must be work to other as one, not individual but united.
- Collaborate something, two or more people, they must be work together.
Influence
-It is all started for you before the other. Moto: “IF I CHANGE, EVERYTHING CHANGES.”
- Be Optimistic. . you should have the Heart of Power, that you may be able to bear everything and Change it, according to your will in a good way/path.

But Jesus said: "Acknowledge me in all your ways; i will direct your path."



What is AQ (Adversity Quotient)?

Adversity Quotient, when we talk about Adversity it deals something that, an Instances or something a Situation that deals us into Serious. When we talk about Quotient, Quotient is the result of the Division hehe. . jOke(nn) well Quotient i guess it is something that sets. . a data that describe the sets of information.

So to combine(nn) Adversity Quotient = Adversity Quotion (AQ) . . Dealing something that "Instances of Situation" that are "Sets". hehe If i'm not wrong =)

Adversity Quotient response is comprised of four CORE dimensions. Understanding them is the first step toward
improving your response to adversity, expanding your capacity, and, ultimately, increasing your overall AQ.

This are the ASPECTS in Adversity Quotient that needs to be improve and must be able to take concern in order to enhance what is need to be enhance.

C = Control

To what extent can you influence the situation? How much control do you perceive you have?
Those with higher AQs perceive they have significantly more control and influence in adverse situations than
do those with lower AQs. Even in situations that appear overwhelming or out of their hands, those with higher
AQs find some facet of the situation they can influence. Those with lower AQs respond as if they have little or
no control and often give up.

O = Ownership

To what extent do you hold yourself responsible for improving this situation? To what extent are you
accountable to play some role in making it better?
Accountability is the backbone of action. Those with higher AQs hold themselves accountable for dealing with
situations regardless of their cause. Those with lower AQs deflect accountability and most often feel
victimized and helpless.

R = Reach

How far does the fallout of this situation reach into other areas of your work or life?To what extent does the
adversity extend beyond the situation at hand?
Keeping the fallout under control and limiting the reach of adversity is essential for efficient and effective
problem solving. Those with higher AQs keep setbacks and challenges in their place, not letting them infest
the healthy areas of their work and lives. Those with lower AQs tend to allow a setback in one area to bleed
into other, unrelated areas and become destructive.

E = Endurance

How long will the adversity endure?
Seeing beyond even enormous difficulties is an essential skill for maintaining hope. Those with higher AQs
have the uncanny ability to see past the most interminable difficulties and maintain hope and optimism. Those
with lower AQs see adversity as dragging on indefinitely, if not permanently.

http://gabrielleconsulting.com/docs/AdversityQuotient.pdf


As I see Myself taking the Test and I learn a lot, because I found such things that and I figure it out that it seems like i am Low in the aspect of Ownership which means that some kinda Helpless, Discouragements, Tiredness a little bit. . those are somethings that i need to be improve in order to sustain the perfect to my passion. The good things are CONTROL and ENDURANCE, yah it right (nn) hahaha "hilas" but I guess in that aspect, i'm in that way. . well it is really important to a certain business that their will be the one to control the situation. we know problems are everywhere.

But I Hold On to the WORDS of GOD, provisions and promotion hides as problem. all we need to do is to become OPTIMISTIC, I know everything has a purpose. A business cannot consider as a successful if the business doesn't experience failures. . Failures are the one who made the Business become Stronger. We must always go stand up and carry all, be a CONQUEROR!. n' Business and above all this GOD!. .

Adversity Quotient
- TURNING THE OBSTACLES IN TO AN OPPORTUNITY. (Paul Stoltz)
- Which means every Obstacles is a chance to be successful. In every steps we made, not all things are good but it has test, a test that may help us to grow and to know what must be done in order to grow.
- So Be always OPTIMISTIC.

- Be an OVERCOMER and CONQUEROR to all things specially through JESUS CHRIST OUR GOD!. .

Don't be afraid JESUS IS GOD, JESUS IS WITH US. FAITH BELIEVE ACTION = PowerFul(nn)

(Act 18: 9-10)
9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.”


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Assignment 1

"Pirates of the Silicon Valley"



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1. What are the factors that contributed to the success and failure of Steve Jobs as a technopreneur ?


Success:
Who is Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs is an Inventor, a genus Inventor and Business Magnate, and also the founder of the APPLE Company. He is the one who start the APPLE, and the first home Computer that he made is named “APPLE LISA” with GUI (Graphical User Interface) , which is the word “LISA” came from his daughter name.
Steve Jobs actually is a Dropped Out student, but take a look what we are now because of it, we have a high technology and the Mac has a multiple typefaces now. Amazing.

Edited- and just obtain a little bit idea in this LINK:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Apple_Computers.htm


Factors of Success

First Impression Is Important:

Your first impression on any person decides many other things, which you may come across in future. In business world, you get hardly few moments/minutes to present yourself and your ideas to bag a deal. You get very less time to make a person believe you who has never seen you before, who does not know much about you. You have to be perfect in whatever you are going to present. It is very important that you should be able to make a solid first impression. Your dressing sense, the way you talk to others, your gestures, your manners etc. play an important role in first impression. You should dress up in something that is pleasant in looks; generally formal wears are preferred for this reason. The type of clothes, combination of color, design pattern etc. decide your attitude and nature at some extent. So be careful about the selection of what you wear at work. (Shalaka Bhosale)

Our first impression is the first thing that deals in our minds and to deal it in other people. In Techno Business World, as a Technopreneur you must be careful of what you are doing and if possible you must be perfect in all different ways specially when you are presenting your Business Plan on how you would deal your Technology in Business.
When he was starting to do his career, he improve a lot in all aspects of his way of dress up, he cut off his beard and hair to be formal and something that is pleasant in looks of other people. One other thing in order to other people to trust you, when your not in a formal dress up and good looking other will judge you.

Your Attitude Counts:
People with right attitude rather than only positive attitude are trusted more. You need to keep in mind that the person you are going to deal in business world can guess your attitude just by observing your behavior, your views regarding some points, your gesture etc. You do not have to try and show that you are full of positive attitude, which surely will harm your position; you just need to show the right attitude. (Shalaka Bhosale)

Attitude, in Techno Business World it is useless to have a Positive Thinking Attitude but not in a right way. It is simple, for example you are in the middle of the transaction wherein you are dealing with your Business Plan, yes you have a positive attitude to introduce your Business Plan but see to it that your Business Plan that you’ve share suit to the needs of a certain customer which must be the right.
In terms of his attitude, he shows a great attitude. He always thinks positive and confidence of what his invented. He introduces what are the advantages of having computer of a certain business, to manage and to improve a lot in all ways. Well he manages to speak positively in all customers he have, he observe first what the needs of the customers are and suggest best ways to improve and implement to their company, specially his product.

Think Before You Speak:
I believe you should not speak out about a topic you do not know or have very less knowledge about. It is better to let others think you are a fool rather than opening your mouth and proving it. First you should properly think over the point that you are going to put forward, prepare yourself and then SHOOT. Keep in mind, you get only few minutes to present yourself and your ideas, try to speak to the point, use impressive words, which will help you make others believe that you are the right person to handle the job. (Shalaka Bhosale)

In Techno Business World, as a Technopreneur in the middle of transaction, you must be a good Critical Thinker. . In any Transaction there are a lot of things may happen in the situation which is you may not even know, because other people that you deal with has other way of thinking. So you must be vigilant and observant all the time.
Steve Jobs has a great "Critical Thinking Skills" he thinks before he act/speak. He first settle things in his mind and visualize things that may happen before to decide. He use Impressive Words to his invention and never think negative, he deal his own invention to be known to the public and business company, in order to gain trust to other people and customers. He thinks properly before to anything to be speak.

Home Work Is Important:

Homework plays an important role. You can impress people better when you have thorough knowledge of the subject you are presenting yourself in. Lesser you know about the subject you are speaking on, less confident you are, which is surely just like a breach in your fort. Homework helps in inducing confidence and in turn your attitude. (Shalaka Bhosale)

Simple if you do not know the subject that your dealing with, then you are not well confident and no trust to yourself.
Steve Jobs is the one who invent of his product or master piece, he all know what are the all things that pack in his invention. In that way he can speak well of what his product all about and easily gain more attention to other people. Encourage people to become part of his invention and spread out all over the world.

Be Confident:

As I stated above, be confident of what you state and whatever you do. There can be a situation when you can win a deal of your lifetime just because you are confident you can do it! (Shalaka Bhosale)

If you have the GUTS then you have the Power.
The Confident!. . The Confident of Steve Jobs as an Inventor of Computer, he trust that his invention may part of the history and the beginning of the technology.



http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/9-25-2004-59720.asp



Failure:

Steve Jobs Failure as a Technopreneur, he starts not to manage well his own company by neglecting other employees and May the future employees, for his pride and his satisfaction. He was blinded by Money, Fame and Power. He doesn’t care to others feelings and emotions, just like the example part of the story “Pirate of Silicon Valley”. He manage informal way of interview to the people who are applying to his company, he ask questions that are non-sense and other have a sense but awful way questioning , just like “Are you a Virgin?” first impression of a person is about talking his virginity. So as a person who is applying he must answer those entire questions in order to the manager to be impressed but suddenly it only makes him embarrassed. And Steve Jobs degrade him and judged, without knowing that this person actually is an expert.


And as a Leader or a Founder of Company, you are accountable of your own employees especially at their works it must have its limitations. But in the case of Steve Jobs it happens to be a slave not actually a slave but he already controlling other people for his own good and purposes without knowing their feelings and their sides.

And lastly, all things that he have, he doesn’t consider it as a FAMILY.

Commenting on his return to Apple, Jobs told Steve Lohr of the New York Times Magazine , “It was like the first adult love of your life; something that is always special to you no matter how it turns out.”

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2. How do you see yourself as a Technopreneur?

“I really like the CHALLENGE, but sometimes I ask myself, can I achieve it? Sure(nn) Inspire!”


Honestly to tell as I see myself as a Technopreneur , it is so difficult considering the fact that it will be a great competition for each individual who has same mind set to be a Employer / Technopreneur. Technopreneurship is the most and highly needed now in all businesses especially we are now in the generation of a High Technology. Dealing some Business Plan and in a way of applying technology in any aspects of the business.

As of now, as a IT student(IC) Institute of Computing of the University of Southeastern Philippines, their are a lot of things I must know about dealing some Business Plan and Technopreneurship, I need to enhance a lot of things that I have and master all the elements to be a successful Technopreneur and Business Man. The only way I should manage myself properly to be a globally competitive is to have all the Characteristics of a Good Technopreneurship. The characteristics are hardworking, self-confident, build for the future, profit-oriented, persistent, responds to feed back, demonstrate initiative, willing to listen, set own standards, copes with uncertainly, committed, builds on strength, risk taker and many more. And especially Master the SEED.

S – Self Mastery
E – Environment Mastery
E – Enterprise Mastery
D – Development of Business Plan

Well, I already experienced what is Technopreneurship is all about, from the previous activity that we have conducted in IT-Elective 1(Technopreneurship). We are assigned a tasked to observe a company, a Food Chain Company just like MCDonald’s, Jolibee, Etc. The main purpose of this activity is too observed and thinks something that we should enhance on their company talking about Technopreneurship. I conducted an observation at MCDonald’s, then at that point I started to realized all things and possible Business Plan that may happen in order to them to be a good and competitive company, of course using some technology to enhance. And now I see myself as a Technopreneur in the near future, and all I need to do is enhance, boost and masters all the elements to be a good Technopreneurship.

And above all things that I’ve desire in my life, is in JESUS CHRIST. We are nothing without our GOD. (Matt. 6:33) “Seek first the Kingdom of GOD and his Righteousness and all these things will be added to you”.

10 Years from now, I will be future (Filipino Steve Jobs) and Billionaire Pesos? hmMm. . Dollor(nn).

(Sir Randy S. Gamboa) Successful Technopreneurship. Doesn’t require this , but the knowledge . The Greatest Asset we have(nn).

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3. Would you take the same career path that Steve Jobs took? Why or why not?


(Michel Lhuillier) “He believes that if you want your business to succeed, you have to get brilliant people who knows the field and who can competently execute your vision”.
(MLUILLIER Company)

In the world of Business, you must be vigilant and be wise. If you have the money then use it wisely, if you don’t have then be sure you are one of the brilliant people in the world.

Is it OK if i choose both?(nn)

Yes, it is because it seems like he is so brilliant and at his early age, who would expect? that he is the beginning of the. . .shall we say the evolution, yes it is right. . the evolution of the TECHNOLOGY. . the Computers and everything. . We will accept it all that without him, it seems like our technology now is not this powerful, not exactly as powerful but so nice(nn). The way he think so deep and so Big. . can you imagine?? He is just a dropped out student and yet so intelligent. Haha, I imagine if I take same path of Steve Jobs. . in order to achieve his path, I also need to be dropped out =).
But facing for the reality it is so difficult, if we took same path as what Steve Jobs done. For now, we need to go to school, enhance our knowledge and be a brilliant person in order for us to achieve something so BIG! . . Look for the future. .

Steve Jobs, He thinks different more than anyone else.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_44/b3906025_mz072.htm

Career Details

By 1975, Jobs started to get involved with the Homebrew Computer Club, which was headed by Steve Wozniak, an acquaintance of his from Hewlett Packard. Wozniak was starting to develop what would become the prototype for the Apple Computer series. Jobs had persuaded him to market his designs and prototypes and the two of them began, in earnest, to develop what would ultimately become the first Apple Computer.

Jobs and Wozniak worked on the Apple I in Jobs’ garage and by 1976 they offered models for sale. The most uniquely innovative feature of the $700 machine was its single board read-only memory (ROM), which instructed the computer to load and read other programs from outside sources.

The development and sale of the Apple II, which retained the unique features of its predecessor in an updated format, began in 1977. Jobs then got in touch with the former marketing manager at Intel and brought him to Apple. Jobs began to encourage independent programmers to create software for the Apple II, and soon everything from business management tools to video games became available for use on the Apple II.

First year sales for Apple were almost $3 million. Impressive as that was, it paled in comparison to the figures reached by the beginning of the 1980s. By 1980, sales had ballooned to $200 million, and the phenomenal success of Apple helped to usher in the revolutionary personal computer era.

Throughout the 1980s, Apple was forced to continuously update its systems in order to stay ahead of the competition. Jobs and Apple faltered a bit with the release of the Apple III in 1980. The model was riddled with technical and marketing problems and as a result, sold poorly.

In 1983, Jobs pitched Lisa as the computer for business people who had limited computer expertise. Lisa did not sell well due to its high price and the increased competition from IBM who, by 1983, had gained half of Apple’s market share.

In 1984, Apple released the Macintosh computer. Envisioned as the computer that would revitalize not only Apple but the computer industry as well, the Macintosh floundered at first. The initial downfall of the Macintosh in business circles was its lack of a letter-quality printer and a hard drive. The less than stellar sales of the Macintosh were instrumental in bringing about Jobs’ forced resignation from Apple.


http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/6281/Jobs-Steve.html

No, I won’t take the same career path that Steve Jobs took; it is because even though he achieves a lot of things in life but as I saw the story “Pirate of Silicon Valley” there in no GOD in their lives. For me life is useless without GOD. I’d rather to have a simple way of living and simple career, the important thing is I have GOD in my LIFE. A simple life with GOD and have a passion is for equal to a greatest achievement that I can call it mine. If we look to the reality now, a lot of people want to be a in top of the world, the world is full of heroism.



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