Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Recipe For Success



    1. Write person’s name
    Steve Jobs
    2. List the person’s birth place and date:
    San Francisco, CA. February 24, 1955.
    3. State how do you define success:
    I define success as someone who never gives up. Does beyond what was asked. Good, strong motivation on his/her career. For example, be a founder/inventor of your own business.
    4. State why are they successful, with your definition:
    “Steve Jobs has left his mark on no less than five industries: personal computers with Apple II and Macintosh, music with iPod and iTunes, phone with iPhone, and animation with Pixar.”– www.allaboutstevejobs.com
    5. Describe What skills did they have to master to become successful?
    1) Smart 2) Business man 3) Self-taught. Steve grew up in Silicon Valley, California around the “most happenin’” place of growing computer technology, at the time. Steve was more of all the ideas and thoughts behind the process, while Stephen constructed the computers.
    6. Describe how did they use these skills help the person achieve success?
    He and Stephen Wozniak their abilities as programmers to build some of the first programs for hobbyist computers. Apple’s first year in business consisted of assembling the boards in Steve’s garage and driving to local computer stores to try and sell them. Apple II crushed all competition both because of its breakthrough color graphics and its very large supply of compatible software. The key to Apple II’s success was actually VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program ever brought to market.
    7. Explain what challenges did they have to overcome to be successful?
    There were hard times for Apple in the beginning.  He continued through to see his company grow. He also had a vision of what his company could become, he has changed millions of lives by making technology...And you know what the best part is? He’s not done yet.

    8. Sources
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
    http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com
    http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/pics
    http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/steve-jobs.html

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