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    Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs
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    Steve Jobs

    By Clint Edwards

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    How has Apple Inc. come to dominate the technology industry? This book looks at the life of Steve Jobs, with a focus on how he became successful.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJul 1, 2014
    ISBN9781484611340
    Steve Jobs
    Author

    Clint Edwards

    Nick Hunter has written more than 30 books for young people. He has a degree in Modern History and specializes in writing about history and social studies. Nick enjoys all aspects of pop culture, particularly music from the 1950s to the present day. Before becoming an author, Nick worked in educational publishing for many years. He lives in Oxford, UK with his wife and two sons.

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      Steve Jobs - Clint Edwards

      Contents

      Who Was Steve Jobs?

      Childhood and Early Life

      Apple Computer

      NeXT Steps

      Back on Board

      More Than Computers

      What Was Steve Jobs Really Like?

      Assessing Steve Jobs

      How to Be an Entrepreneur

      Glossary

      Find Out More

      Index

      Find out what you need to do to have a successful career like Steve Jobs.

      Read what Steve Jobs had to say or what was said about him.

      Learn more about the people who influenced Steve Jobs.

      Discover more about the businesses that were important during Steve Jobs’s career.

      Words printed in bold are explained in the glossary.

      Who Was Steve Jobs?

      Rumors had been circulating on Internet blogs and forums for weeks. Apple was planning a new product launch. The new product was kept very secret. Would it be a game changer like Apple’s iPod, which changed the way people listened to music? Would it be the next must-have gadget following the success of the iPhone? On January 27, 2010, journalists and industry figures gathered in San Francisco, California, to listen to the man who would unveil the new device—Steve Jobs.

      Apple’s leader

      Steve Jobs was the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple. He started the company with his friend Steve Wozniak in 1976, before computers had become a feature of every home and office. Jobs made Apple into one of the biggest and most admired technology companies in the world. Over the years, he came to represent his company more than almost any other business leader.

      Each new Apple product is greeted with huge excitement by the media and the company’s many fans. The iPad tablet computer Jobs launched in 2010 was just the latest new product to combine design and cutting-edge technology.

      Reaching the top

      Jobs did not become the multi-billionaire leader of one of the world’s most admired companies by accident. His story was one of hard work, innovation, and making brave decisions about the future of his business, often against the advice of other people. Entrepreneurs need to have a fierce belief in what they are doing, but they also need to adjust when things do not go as planned.

      Jobs was at the center of Apple’s product announcements. In his

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