Steve Jobs Accomplishments
Steve Jobs once said, “The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” A single man had the ability to show the world that he could change the way we live today. His first steps to becoming the man he once was, started with the founding of Apple Inc. Jobs, not only founded Apple, but he was an inventor and entrepreneur of many of the electronics we use today (“Wikipedia”). He was a dedicated man, and if one of his inventions failed, he would try again to make his products the best out there. Jobs also wanted to change the way animated movies were made, so he decided to invest some of his own money and join the Pixar Animation Studios (“Bio.com”). Jobs was a unique man, and during his lifetime, he
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, a friend of Jobs, were looking to make a computer, but in order to get the money for the parts, Jobs had to sell his Volkswagen Bus and Wozniak was forced to sell his special HP scientific calculator (“Bio.com”). Spending many hours working on their product, they finally made a working computer and named it the Apple I (Blumenthal). This led to the founding of Apple Inc. in 1976. Jobs was only 21 years old at the time (“Bio.com”). Apple was founded by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne, who shortly dropped out of the business (Blumenthal). Apple Inc. sold the Apple I computer for $666.66 each (“Bio.com”). According to Bio.com, “In 1980, Apple Computer became a publicly traded company, with a market value of $1.2 billion by the end of its very first day of …show more content…
He was a one of a kind technology entrepreneur and inventor. One of the first inventions of Jobs was the Apple I computer which marked the beginning of the Apple Inc. (Blumenthal). Jobs founded and joined with many different businesses, so he could sell his products. He was the founder and CEO of Apple, CEO and the largest shareholder of Pixar, and also the founder, chairman, and CEO of the NeXT Inc. (“Wikipedia”). The inventions that he created and that his companies produced, such as computers, laptops, portable music players, and phones, have changed the way that people around the world interact with
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, a friend of Jobs, were looking to make a computer, but in order to get the money for the parts, Jobs had to sell his Volkswagen Bus and Wozniak was forced to sell his special HP scientific calculator (“Bio.com”). Spending many hours working on their product, they finally made a working computer and named it the Apple I (Blumenthal). This led to the founding of Apple Inc. in 1976. Jobs was only 21 years old at the time (“Bio.com”). Apple was founded by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne, who shortly dropped out of the business (Blumenthal). Apple Inc. sold the Apple I computer for $666.66 each (“Bio.com”). According to Bio.com, “In 1980, Apple Computer became a publicly traded company, with a market value of $1.2 billion by the end of its very first day of …show more content…
He was a one of a kind technology entrepreneur and inventor. One of the first inventions of Jobs was the Apple I computer which marked the beginning of the Apple Inc. (Blumenthal). Jobs founded and joined with many different businesses, so he could sell his products. He was the founder and CEO of Apple, CEO and the largest shareholder of Pixar, and also the founder, chairman, and CEO of the NeXT Inc. (“Wikipedia”). The inventions that he created and that his companies produced, such as computers, laptops, portable music players, and phones, have changed the way that people around the world interact with