The $17B gamble made on the basis of a handshake with Steve Jobs
It seems to be a week for interesting peeks at Apple history, a new piece telling the story of Softbank founder Masayoshi Son making a $17B gamble on the basis of a gentleman’s agreement with Steve ...
The ‘Crazy Guy’ Who Bet Billions on the iPhone—3 Years Before It Existed
The following is adapted from Gambling Man, my new biography of Masayoshi Son. As the Japanese founder and CEO of SoftBank, ...
When Steve Jobs Talked About His Kumbh Mela Plans In This Handwritten Letter To Friend
Steve Jobs even mentioned that he “cried many times" in his letter, which was postmarked before his birthday. “I wish to go ...
Steve Jobs' 1974 Letter Auctioned For Crores: What's So Special? It Has A Kumbh Mela Connection
Steve Jobs’s handwritten letter expressing his desire to visit the Kumbh Mela in 1974 was auctioned for Rs 4.32 crore at ...
Steve Jobs' letter at 19 reveals his spiritual inclination and his want to visit Kumbh Mela in India
Steve Jobs' handwritten letter from 1974, evoking his spiritual journey to India and deep affinity for Zen Buddhism, has been ...
Steve Jobs Dropped The First iPod Prototype In A Fish Tank And It Wasn't To Test If It Was Waterproof
Steve Jobs famously rejected the first iPod prototype by dropping it into an aquarium to reveal air bubbles, proving there was unused space, and challenging Apple engineers to make the device smaller, ...
Steve Jobs Used the 2-Hour Rule to Come Up With Some of His Greatest Ideas. So Can You
Steve Jobs knew that constant busyness is the enemy of great ideas. Put his insight to use with the two-hour rule.
Steve Jobs' vital lesson helped Apple CEO Tim Cook sell seven iPhones per second; here's all about it from one of the world's legendary tech innovators
Apple CEO Tim Cook is all praise for his company's founder Steve Jobs, and has recently stated that his mentor's words of ...
Steve Jobs' Rare Handwritten Letter Sells for $500,312—Reveals His Unfulfilled Spiritual Wish
A rare handwritten letter by Steve Jobs, revealing his deep interest in spirituality and his wish to attend the Kumbh Mela, ...
Genetics, childhood aspirations and family background work together to shape status, career and health
A study of occupational status published in Nature Human Behavior identifies 106 genetic variants, the importance of the ...