What are the factors that contributed to the success and failure of Steve Jobs as a technopreneur?
Despite being dropped out of college Steve Jobs still managed to be one of the most important and successful technopreneur the world has ever seen, some may even say that he was the father of all technopreneurs. But it was not all bread and butter for Jobs in fact it was more like a roller coaster ride with constant up’s and down’s.
Success Factors.
His Friends.
Even though Jobs came up with the idea of Apple he alone was not responsible for its creation. It all started when Jobs was working for Atari and he was assigned to work on circuit boards. Since he could not get the job done he called upon his trusted friend Steve Wozniak also known
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At the time Microsoft was nowhere near the level of Apple, thinking that Jobs underestimated Gates and trusted him too much. Jobs practically handed Gates the silver bullet he needed, he never thought he would get betrayed by him. Gates being the ultimate opportunist cloned his idea and released his own version of mac, windows, which proved to be the biggest mistake Jobs ever made and Bill Gates made a name for himself.
Social Skills and Bad Temper.
Steve Jobs had a great mind when it came to unique ideas and creating new things, he had almost every arsenal in his mind needed to deal with anything, except with people. He never understood how to connect with his team members emotionally, in fact he rather treated them like slaves. Jobs would have them working day and night without concern and would reject the whole project if it even deviated 1 percent from his imagination, then would tell them to start over from scratch.
Steve Jobs was a very impatient man he would shout, scream and abuse at his employees even at minor errors which would drive the morals of their team members into the ground. He would get angry if anyone tried to correct his mistakes or question his ideas. He even fired some of the best programmers in his team for not sharing the same ideas and vision as him. It was this attitude that got Jobs kicked out of his own company
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What are their roles?
If one wants to be a successful technopreneur he needs to know about the types of technopreneurship and choose the type of path in which he thinks he can be successful. There are 4 different and major types of technopreneurship.
1. Incremental.
The incremental type refers to the usual and routine type of business models rather it is a new coffee shop using technology for keeping customer’s data and record or a 24/7 supermarket using their tech to read the barcodes of the items, this type of path is for people who wants to own some business that’s not too risky or complicated and easy to manage.
2. Imitative.
Imitative type model is for technopreneurs who already have a business established but looking to expand their business by opening a new branch or franchise operations. The type of firms where technology is critical for their tasks like FedEx, Money transferring services etc.
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Jobs had a talent at recognizing other talent. Steve Jobs wasn't a tech person, he didn't know computers, or coding, he knew exactly how to get people to work together and had a vision that no one else had. He got the most value out of people, which speaks for itself. Just look at 2 companies he built... Apple and Pixar
Steve Jobs has inspired so many people around the world, including myself, to chase their dreams, and if it doesn't turn out, its not the end. You can always start over. Steve Jobs and his wise words has left a lasting impression on the world. He stood for something so simple, that still carries such a heavy importance on our lives: being happy. He
Steve Jobs was the utmost CEO of all time. In the speech it states, “……… he’s been called a visionary, a creative genius, a rebel, a non-conformist, an original, the greatest CEO ever, the best innovator of all time.” In the article it states, “He was intensely focused when committed, confident enough to take risky leaps, and charismatic enough to enlist legions of employees and customers in the restless pursuit of his aspirations.” Both texts describe the traits of Steve Jobs which made him the greatest CEO of our age. Steve Jobs was an original genius he had a significant and unique imagination. It’s one thing to envision your own company broadening, but it’s another thing to envision that your company’s services and products will change people lives for the better, the way we communicate and work. Jobs built his company thinking that Apple’s products and services would change the
It was Steve Jobs who made Apple leave the garage and make leaps and bounds in the world of technology. Steve Wozniak made the first prototype, but it was Jobs who “saw the potential” in his computer and persuaded Wozniak to sell it (Peterson 106). Even though that first computer saw very little success, Jobs knew that Apple had potential and so released the Apple II. From the beginning Jobs knew what the consumers wanted, and where computers were going to take the world; he had a vision of the opportunities in technology and saw that Apple needed to move in a different direction. In 1984, one year before he left, Jobs finished the Macintosh computer system. He was pushed from his original computer design project, “the Lisa”, and then raced to release the Mac first, but the Lisa was released to the public first. Although the Lisa came out first, the Mac “[became] synonymous with Apple, mark[ing] a…revolution in…personal computing,” (Peterson 106).
Steve Jobs used leadership and focus to make an empire known as Apple. Jobs would take 100 or so people on a retreat just to simply come up with the next year 's inventions. He would start with a list of ten and have it narrowed down to just three. Jobs wanted to simplify these ideas so it could be more consumer friendly.
Steve Jobs (CEO and chairman of Apple Inc.) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. He was born in February 24, 1955 and founded Apple Inc. with his high school buddy Steve Wozniak in 1976. But later in 1976, when Apple was about to bankrupt he returned to it as advisor and Interim CEO. He made Apple profitable from near bankruptcy by 1998 (Walter Isaacson, 2013). From (1996-2011), he proved himself as one of the best engineering leaders of the world and made Apple the most innovative company of the world.
In 1976, Steve Jobs and his partner Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer. They were designing and creating computers in Steve’s family
In 1976, Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer with his friend Wozniak in the garage of Job’s parents. In 1984, Jobs introduced the Macintosh to the world. It was a very innovative and good product but sales were not strong. Apple’s board wanted to Jobs to step down from his position. In 1985, Steve Jobs founded NeXT Inc. Steve was able to create technologically advanced product but the cost was too high to be successful. Company made first profit after 10 years of operation. In 1997, NeXT Inc was acquired by Apple Inc. In 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group. In 1995, the first film, Toy Story, came out. It was a big success and Pixar became one of the biggest animations producing company in the market. Jobs had opportunity to return to Apple, after Apple decided to purchase NeXT Inc. After Jobs returned to Apple, He started to invent new product. iMac was introduced to market and Jobs became permanent CEO of Apple. Apple started to expand their expertise under Jobs guidance. Apple started to introduce digital appliances like iPod, portable music player. In 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone, the very first multi-touch display cellphone. iPod and iPhone completely changed world. These inventions were not only a better product but also new way...
Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Pixar and NeXT Inc. Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, CA February 24, 1955 and died in Palo Alto, CA October 5, 2011. His spouse was Laurene Powell from 1991-2011 when he died from a respiratory arrest related to the pancreas neuroendocrine tumor and Metastatic Insulinoma. Steve Jobs had 4 children Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs and Eve Jobs.