“Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different” Reading Response

    The biography “Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different” by Karen Blumenthal is about the life of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs created Apple, one of the biggest computer companies, from his garage. After Apple had great success, Steve was fired from the head of Apple. He later came back to help revolutionize technology and save the company. Steve Jobs was a perfectionist and held impossible goals for his employees and himself to follow, but his determination lead him to success.

    In the book it says, “Over the next three years, the small group in the project witnessed the best and worst of Jobs- his charm and his cutting criticisms, his exuberance and arrogance, his vision, his ability to look at something very ordinary and intuitively see potential for it to become something truly extraordinary. He didn’t want a good product or even a great one. The Macintosh, he would say over and over, had to be ‘insanely great’ .” This shows the reader that Steve Jobs was a very strong leader. He had ups and downs, but in the end his passion led the company to success.

    An example of his need for perfection was when the author wrote, “Job’s greatest demands were for the computer itself. He rejected the first design of a printed circuit board because the lines weren’t straight enough, even though the board would be invisible to computer owners. He hired a specialist to design a power supply that wouldn’t need a noisy fan to keep it cool. While all of the other computer makers were using metal cases, he decided a plastic case would be sleeker and more inviting.” Even though Steve Jobs was a perfectionist, his close attention to details made Apple computers some of the best. Every little thing had to be perfect and this is what helped Apple succeed.

    In conclusion, the biography “Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different” by Karen Blumenthal showed Steve Jobs’ determination. He was the reason Apple succeeded. He was the one who got things done right, even if it meant it would be difficult. He may not have been the best to his fellow employees, but in the end it was worth it.