Among the three apple’s which changed the world, Steve’s Apple is the most recent and Most successful in the world of technology. Other two includes Adam’s apple and Newton’s apple which are equally famous! On Steve Jobs, birth anniversary (which was on February 24th) let’s get on some facts about him, which are rarely known by the people.
Steve Jobs Was Adopted Shortly After Being Born
Jobs was, biologically, half Arab. His biological father was Syrian and his mother was American. Jobs’ biological parents had one mandate that Jobs be adopted by two college-educated people. The biological parents found out that neither Clara nor Paul Jobs had ever graduated from college, but the adoption went through when it was promised that Steve Jobs would receive a university education (funny considering that Jobs went on to become a college dropout).
Steve Jobs Met His Biological Sister Mona Simpson
His biological sister is the famous author Mona Simpson, whom he met years later when he was 27 years old (MonaSimpson.com).
He Was A College Dropout
Yeah, as we all know but continued his education by informally auditing classes. One class Jobs audited was a calligraphy course, which was instrumental in the future Apple products’ attention to typography and font.
Employee #0 At Apple
Steve was one of the most competitive employees ever! When Apple began designating employee numbers, Steve Jobs was offended that Wozniak received #1 while he got #2. He believed he should be second to no one, so he took the #0 instead.
He Was One Of The Founders Of Pixar
Not most of us know that Steve Jobs was the largest shareholder in The Walt Disney Company after he purchased PIXAR and sold it back in 2006 to The Walt Disney Company.
Jobs Was Disciplined
Jobs philosophy of leading Apple, Inc was a combination of energy and discipline. He believed in being strict when he needed to because rules and discipline mattered to him, he once made it to Fortune’s list of the Toughest Bosses in America!
He Was Fired From Apple
Jobs was fired because the board said that he was far too young. Jobs then started another project. Eventually, he rejoined Apple as CEO in 1997 (and revitalized the failing company).
He Is Buried In An Unmarked Grave
At his family’s request, his grave is unmarked and the cemetery has not revealed its location. But that hasn’t stopped fans from trying to find it. [Alta Mesa Memorial Park, a century-old cemetery in the heart of Silicon Valley]
He Turned Down A Liver Transplant From Tim Cook
Current Apple CEO Tim Cook was so close to Jobs that he offered him a portion of his liver when Jobs was sick. Jobs didn’t even entertain the thought.
Thus we come to an end of this blog. Steve is one of the most successful entrepreneurs, Would like to end this article with one of his quotes;
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.
[CASEY NIESTAT’S NOTE TO STEVE JOBS]
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