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Steve Jobs

Book • 2011

Walter Isaacson

This biography, based on more than 40 interviews with Steve Jobs and over 100 interviews with family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues, provides a riveting story of Jobs' roller-coaster life and intense personality.

It highlights his passion for perfection, his ferocious drive, and how he revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

The book explores Jobs' contradictions, his 'reality distortion field,' and the lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values that can be drawn from his life and career.

Mentioned by

Walter Isaacson

Mentioned in 100 episodes

Mentioned by

David Senra

in the context of his leadership style and focus on talent.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

as a biography of Steve Jobs where he discusses Steve's talent for spotting markets with second-rate products.

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Mentioned by

Lex Fridman

as one of Isaacson's books, covering personal stories and principles of striving for greatness.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

to illustrate Steve Jobs' ability to identify markets with second-rate products and find simple solutions.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

in relation to Steve Jobs' views on intuition.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

when discussing Steve Jobs' legacy.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

when discussing Steve Jobs' admiration for Edwin Land and their shared philosophies.

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Mentioned by

Richard Rumelt

as a brilliant book about a business leader.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

in the context of Steve Jobs's biography and his approach to business.

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Mentioned by

Codie Sanchez

as an incredible book to see Steve Jobs' reality distortion field.

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Mentioned when discussing Steve Jobs's vow to destroy Android, according to the book.

Mentioned by

Ed Zschau

when discussing biographies he enjoys.

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Mentioned by

Robin Sharma

when discussing Steve Jobs and Apple.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

in the context of his perseverance and passion for his work.

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Recommended by

Sachin Kansal

to understand the context that makes up a person and how they apply it to their products.

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Mentioned by George Raveling as one of his favorite authors, whose writing style he admires.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

while discussing books about Steve Jobs' life.

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Mentioned by

Walter Isaacson

as a biography he wrote.

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Mentioned by

Cal Newport

as an example of a great nonfiction writer who emphasizes research and clarity in his writing.

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Mentioned by

David Senra

in the context of comparing Bezos' leadership to Steve Jobs'.

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