The document profiles Steve Jobs and the history of Apple. It discusses that Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in Jobs' parents' garage. They released the Apple I and II computers, which helped launch the personal computer revolution. After some early success, Apple struggled and Jobs was ousted from the company. He later returned as CEO and led Apple to develop revolutionary products such as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad which transformed their industries. The document highlights Jobs' visionary leadership and role in making Apple the most valuable company in the world.
3. Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs
• Born February 24,1955 in San
Francisco, CA. Adopted at birth.
• Grew up in the Silicon Valley.
• Attended Hewlett-Packard lectures
after school.
• Worked with Steve Wozniak in the
summer, Jobs at Age 14.
• Dropped out after one semester.
Continued auditing courses in classes
he liked.
4. The Start of Apple
• Personal computer
• Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak ventured
into a new arena of building personal
computers
• Woz, the engineer, and Jobs, the
market visionary.
• Jobs had to use his parent’s garage.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
5. The Apple Series
• Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak released
the Apple I to start the PC revolution.
• The Apple Series includes: I, II, III, and
Lisa.
Apple
III
Apple I
LISA
Apple II
6. The Downfall
• Apple sold nearly 70000 computers in the first
100 days.
• It went public in 1980.
• But since the Apples sales and shine began to
wear off.
• Marketing flawed.
• Change of tactics.
• Jobs appointed John Sculley to be the CEO.
• In 1985 Wozniak quit Apple and Jobs was
voted out of the company by the board.
7. Steve Jobs : Returns from NeXT to
Apple
• He pursuit his interests in computing and graphical
design.
• He then founded NeXT.
• NeXT was a computer platform development company.
• Sales issues and wrong focus
• Focus changed from hardware to software.
• He was criticized for wasting money that belonged to
the company.
• He had to make drastic decisions.
• Microsoft bought NeXT and also came up with a
$150million stake in Apple Computers.
• Steve Jobs returns to Apple computers.
Jobs introducing the NeXT company
8. • Pixar was bought by Steve in 1986
• First computer animated film
• Three films contract from Disney.
• Toy story was an instant hit in 1995
• Sold to Disney for stock worth about
$7.4 billion
Steve Jobs with
Disney’s CEO Robert Iger
10. iPhone
• Phones were broken in Job’s eyes until
the iPhone.
• The iPhone enhanced the phone
industry.
• It is very technologically advanced.
11. I pad
• Breakthrough technology
• Combination of
• Computer, telephone,
• Internet, Entertainment
• Touchscreen, lightweight
12. According to Others
• Very influential impact on the Apple company
• Never a powerhouse in terms of sales.
• Relaxed and was open to suggestions
• Employees commented that Jobs made
experimenting with electronics fun
• Great innovator and creative.
• Small percentage of P.C market.
• Positive outlook on comments.
• Jobs as Genius.
• Jobs as Creep.
• True Role Model.
13. Quote
“We started out to get a computer in the
hands of everyday people, and we
succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.”
- Steve Jobs
14. Conclusion
• Jobs is an influential man who learned from
his failures and gained maturity from them.
• True role model.
• Steve Jobs, an unconventional
leader, visionary, entrepreneur, and a
manager who lead Apple to be the most
valuable company in the world.
• What Steve Jobs leaves behind is his legacy.
Untouched and unchallenged.
• A true mentor and one of the greatest
leaders, managers and an idol for those
wanting to be like him.