Biographer Walter Isaacson on the Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, author of the Steve Jobs biography, said in the past he omitted certain details and even referred to the book as a “first or second draft” when discussing plans to expand it with an addendum in a future re-release of the best-selling bio. While we have heard nothing official on those plans since, Isaacson just published a...
Apple: Evolution as revolution
It's known as a disruptor, but the secret of Apple's success may be its incrementalism
It's a bit of a shock to hear TidBITS tech editor Glenn Fleishman describe the iPhone as a "plain phone," but in many ways it is. As he explains it:
Apple released the original EDGE-only iPhone when 3G phones were on the market It...Walter Isaacson Talks At Length About Steve Jobs’s Character & Management Style [Video]
Walter Isaacson took to the stage in Amsterdam for the John Adams Institute recently to talk about his biography based on Steve Jobs. During the 90-minute clip, Isaacson talks at length about Steve’s character and his management style, and he recounts a number of...Walter Isaacson on the leadership of Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, the author who wrote the Steve Jobs biography, penned a recent column for the Harvard Business Review focusing on the traits that made Jobs an excellent business leader. Isaacson spent many hours with the Apple CEO while writing...
Ashton Kutcher Cancels All Other Projects To Play Steve Jobs Role That Was ‘Meant For Him’
It seems Ashton Kutcher is delighted to be playing Steve Jobs in Mark Hulme’s upcoming movie, so much so that he has canceled all of his other projects and has already begun meeting with...FT profiles Jony Ive: Transformational designer who understood the politics of Jobs
In a Financial Times story about Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Jonathan Ive “emerging from [Steve] Jobs’ shadow,” we get a few interesting stories from ex-Apple employees regarding the design guru’s work ethic. While one anonymous ex-Apple employee told the publication Ive’s “main talent was his ability to manage his relationship with Jobs,” Path chief and...
Actor Ashton Kutcher Reportedly Set To Play Steve Jobs In New Biopic
The “Two and a Half Men” star Ashton Kutcher is set to play Steve Jobs in a new indie film, chronicling the earlier years of the Apple co-founder. The new film is set to start filming in May, when Kutcher takes a break from...Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in the biopic?
Here is one we are a bit dubious about because of the date: Variety Magazine says Twitter magnate Ashton Kutcher is signed on to play Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic movie: Ashton Kutcher is attached to play Steve Jobs in the indie pic “Jobs,” which Joshua Michael Stern (“Swing Vote”) will direct from a script...
Apple’s Dictionary Really Needs To Be Updated In OS X Mountain Lion [Image]
Engadget spotted that in OS X’s own Dictionary.app, the definition of Apple is woefully out of date, not even mentioning Cupertino’s biggest products: the iPhone and iPad. Sadly, the dictionary is also out of date in other ways… namely,...Weekend Reading: The Apple Experience by Carmine Gallo [excerpt]
If you are wondering why your recent trip to the Apple Store left you loving Apple more than ever or wanting your customers to feel the same way about your company, we got the book for you. “The Apple Experience” by veteran Apple/technology author Carmine Gallo deep dives into the Apple retail experience and breaks...
