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Minh Nguyen
Slayton
Inquiry Skills B 6/7
9/4/2014
IB learner profile: Famous Risk-takers Steve Jobs took many risks during his lifetime. In college, he couldn’t find a sense of direction in his life, so he dropped out, risking his future. In the middle of his career, Jobs got phased out of Apple because the sales were dropping, which he got blamed for. Out of the company, he took another risk and bought The Graphics Group from Lucasfilms (later known as Pixar). He also started NeXT, another computer company, which didn’t make a profit until 9 years later. When he found out he had pancreatic cancer, he didn’t opt for surgery right away, and he tried a diet and trying other treatment options. After 9 months, he had a successful surgery to remove the tumor. But tragically, in the end, he died from pancreatic cancer at 56.
The risks he took could have resulted in bankruptcy of Apple if it didn’t work out. The only risk that had a major effect was his postponing of the surgery to remove the tumor. It might’ve affected his health and maybe that’s why he died earlier. Dropping out of college turned out to be a good choice, especially because he couldn’t find direction at the university so he made his own direction in computer technology and established Apple Computers at the age of 21 with his friend. Buying Pixar and starting NeXT was very risky, because these are both high-cost businesses, but since he already had knowledge of computers, I would agree on taking this risk. Another bad risk he took was postponing the surgery for his tumor. He could’ve been cured quicker and then he would’ve had fewer problems to worry about, but he didn’t want to take the “tried and true path”.
Another significant risk-taker is Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. He took many risks in his life. When he was studying at Stanford, there was an internet boom at the time so he dropped out to develop a computer software company, Zip2. The business was
Slayton
Inquiry Skills B 6/7
9/4/2014
IB learner profile: Famous Risk-takers Steve Jobs took many risks during his lifetime. In college, he couldn’t find a sense of direction in his life, so he dropped out, risking his future. In the middle of his career, Jobs got phased out of Apple because the sales were dropping, which he got blamed for. Out of the company, he took another risk and bought The Graphics Group from Lucasfilms (later known as Pixar). He also started NeXT, another computer company, which didn’t make a profit until 9 years later. When he found out he had pancreatic cancer, he didn’t opt for surgery right away, and he tried a diet and trying other treatment options. After 9 months, he had a successful surgery to remove the tumor. But tragically, in the end, he died from pancreatic cancer at 56.
The risks he took could have resulted in bankruptcy of Apple if it didn’t work out. The only risk that had a major effect was his postponing of the surgery to remove the tumor. It might’ve affected his health and maybe that’s why he died earlier. Dropping out of college turned out to be a good choice, especially because he couldn’t find direction at the university so he made his own direction in computer technology and established Apple Computers at the age of 21 with his friend. Buying Pixar and starting NeXT was very risky, because these are both high-cost businesses, but since he already had knowledge of computers, I would agree on taking this risk. Another bad risk he took was postponing the surgery for his tumor. He could’ve been cured quicker and then he would’ve had fewer problems to worry about, but he didn’t want to take the “tried and true path”.
Another significant risk-taker is Elon Musk, founder of PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. He took many risks in his life. When he was studying at Stanford, there was an internet boom at the time so he dropped out to develop a computer software company, Zip2. The business was