As you certainly heard, Steve Jobs died today. Apple published the following official statement on its website:
“Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.”
While most people are focusing on his death and on what impacts it’s going to have on Apple’s future, I think we should first pause a bit and try to learn some lessons from him. After all he managed to revolutionize several industries (e.g., computers, music, mobile phones) and he made the tech company he co-founded on his garage the one with the second largest market capitalization in the world.
If you want to learn a bit more about Steve’s life and get some advice from the horse’s mouth check out the video below, which is a commencement speech he gave in 2005 to a Stanford class.
Whether you are a Mac fan or not, you can’t deny Steve Jobs was probably one of the most innovative and successful CEOs and marketers of our time. It’s a huge loss for the tech community, but his legacy will remain.
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