Over the years there have been more than impressive entrepreneurs like Walt Disney, Bill Gates, and Henry Ford. Even though all are successful in their own right, none of them can quite compare to Steve Jobs, the creator and founder of Apple Inc., Pixar, and Next. Jobs’ life and career are most impressive because he did not graduate from a four-year college, but still managed to follow his dreams in life. An entrepreneur is, “a person who risks time and money to start and a manage a business”, (4) but Jobs was more than that, he was an inspiration.
I find Jobs’ life and career to be extremely influential not only to myself, but other aspiring entrepreneurs in the world. During his 2005 commencement address at Stanford University, Jobs addressed three specific stories that can help future businessmen and women. His first story lead to the idea of only trusting yourself and to have confidence in what ever it is you plan on doing for the rest of your life. His second story focused on the idea of not settling for anything in life, but rather strive for the best and the nearly impossible. And his third story exemplifies the concept that death should be accepted in life because it allows room for new ideas to expand and grow. Jobs’ three stories reflect his positivity in his life, but also lessons we are able to learn for him.
Through his stories, we are also able to learn not only life lessons, but management lessons, as well. For example, Jobs begins discussing how he lost his job at Apple due to a partnership with a friend. A partnership is “a legal form of business with two or more others” (117). Jobs discusses one of the key risks of a partnership, a disagreement between partners, which can damage both the company and its workers. Therefore, I am able to learn that if I ever want to have a partnership with someone I should have the same goals and ethics as them, in order to reduce the chances of a falling out.
As Jobs’ ideas grew and Apple became more successful, retail for computers, Ipods, and Ipads began to increase because Jobs did not only find a need for the people, but rather a necessity, which was said CNBC’S segment Mad Money. Jobs was not only an entrepreneur, he was a genius who took risk after risk to fulfill his dreams. He is a role model for any future businessman or woman. Jobs’ legacy will continue to live on as Apple Inc still begins to expand. If it were not for Steve Jobs who knows where we would be today in the terms of computers, phones, and music players.
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