
SPECIAL: Steve Jobs (Part 2)
My First Million
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Simplicity Breeds Clarity
Avoiding slides in presentations fosters direct communication and accelerates the discovery of underlying truths about ideas. This approach led to a drastic reduction in product offerings, challenging and angering some engineers. A defining moment occurred when a leader visualized a simplified product strategy on a whiteboard, categorizing computers into four distinct segments: desktop and portable for both consumer and professional users. This strategy sparked intense reactions, revealing the duality of innovative thinking where simplicity can be deemed either brilliant or irrational.
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