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Steve Jobs High School GPA – 2.65
May 14th
In life, nothing is certain. There are some kids with high grades in school that we expect a lot from but grow up to live mediocre lives, and there are those who we think won’t go far but end up becoming game changers. The late Steve Jobs is an example, we all know he was a college dropout when he started working with Atari. A miniaturization competition project paired him with Steve Wozniak and from there they eventually started a company that was to become the giant industry shaker known as Apple Inc. Read More
Glassdoor Ratings Show Employees Love Tim Cook
Apr 24th
Despite past rumors of the removal of Tim Cook from being the Apple CEO and Rocco Pendola calling his hiring ‘Steve Job’s worst decision’, in a recent compilation of survey ratings by Glassdoor, employees gave their CEO Tim Cook a collective 94% rating for being a good leader. Glassdoor is a site where employees from different companies can anonymously rate and post reviews of their companies and the management. Read More
MobileMe Failed Because of Steve Jobs
Apr 22nd
MobileMe is considered as one of Apple’s biggest failures. It was intended to be a cloud based service that would help keep all Apple devices in sync, but it did not work out as planned. Apparently, Steve Jobs gathered everyone on the MobileMe team in one room and asked – “Can someone please tell me what MobileMe was supposed to do?” and when someone from the team gave an answer, Steve replied – “Then why the fuck doesn’t it do that!” Read More
Reminder: How Angry Birds Came Into Being
Mar 19th
In an excellent recent thread on Quora titled “Which startups have the best stories?”, the incredible story of Angry Birds came up and we’d like to remind all of our readers about it again. It’s really remarkable as Steve Jobs pointed out that the only thing that separates the good entrepreneurs from the not so good entrepreneurs in the eyes of society is pure perseverance. Read More
Email Exchange Between Steve Jobs and James Murdoch
Mar 6th
The email exchange between Steve Jobs and James Murdoch has been revealed in which the leaders of their respective companies discuss about ebook pricing. We’ve seen Steve send a lot of emails to customers, but this is all official and highly confidential (not anymore). Read More
Meet The Person Who Received The Steve Jobs Prank Call To Starbucks
Mar 4th
Back in 2007 when Apple introduced the first iPhone, Steve Jobs made a call to Starbucks. It was prank call and when the person received the call, Steve ordered 4,000 lattes to go. And then said “Just kidding! Wrong number. Bye.”. Read More
Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs. We love you.
Feb 24th
Today is the birthday (February 24, 1955) of Steve Jobs – the man who changed the world. On this joyous occasion, we’d like to share some videos that remind us of him. Here you go – Read More
Bill Gates Talks About Steve Jobs Being Cooler Than Him (VIDEO)
Jan 31st
In a recent interview with Stephen Colbert, Bill Gates appeared to talk more about the initiatives being led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. During the interview, Stephen Colbert talked to Bill Gates about Steve Jobs. He mentioned that even though Bill is saving the world, Steve Jobs was often referred to as the guy with the “cool” factor to which Bill humbly accepted that Steve was cooler than him. Read More
Ashton Kutcher Posts Picture on Twitter Comparing Himself and Steve Jobs
Jan 26th
The above picture is what Ashton Kutcher posted on his Twitter feed. On the left is Ashton Kutcher while on the right is Steve Jobs himself. Read More
First Video of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs Out Now
Jan 24th
ET Online has posted a short video clip that gives us an insider look at how Ashton Kutcher will appear as Steve Jobs in the upcoming movie jOBS which will go live in theaters on April 19th.
