Samantha Twohig
ENT3003
2/25/20
Reading Reflection No. 1
1.
What surprised you the most?
What surprised me the most was Steve Jobs' use of LSD, saying it was a profound experience for him. He also stated that is helped to reinforce his sense of what was important.
What about the entrepreneur did you most admire?
I admired how persistent Steve Jobs was about having his bibliography written. I also admired that he didn't want any control over the book and trusted the author.
What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?
What I least admired about Steve Jobs is the amount of time he put aside for family. Family is a very important aspect in my life so I didn't like to read that about him. He focused more on reinventing our technological world than he did on his family and having a support system.
Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?
When the Macintosh was first introduced to the market, sales skyrocketed fairly quickly. However, as time went on and new technology came about, people started to notice the product's limitations and stopped purchasing it. Although he faced this issue within his company, he didn't give up but rather took the lesson he learned from this mistake and used it create a new and better product.
2. What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited?
Steve Jobs was hard working and determined. He had a drive in him from the very beginning to start his own business, for example when he asked to borrow $50,000 from friend, Ron Wayne in order to do so.
3. Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.
One part of the reading that confused me was the section where they spoke about his partnership with Pixar. I was confused as to if he used their technology to enhance is and if so did he and his company benefit from this partnership decision?
4. If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?
1. Is there any decision in your personal or work life that you regret?
2. Why did you take credit for your employees ideas? Was it a way to motivate them in some way?
5. What do you think the entrepreneurs opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?
I think that Steve Jobs valued hard work the most in his life which is what made his so successful. I personally agree with this opinion because nothing is ever just handed to you, you have to work for it and that is what he did leading him to be one of the most celebrated entrepreneurs today.
Samantha,
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that LSD had such an influence on what as important for him. I understand how that is possible, but you more often hear of artists being inspired from the usage of such drugs. I found it extremely interesting that he did not want any control over the book and that he insisted on a bibliography. I read about Elon Musk and he wanted quite the opposite. He did not want a bibliography, but once he knew that it was inevitable, he wanted to ensure that it was accurate prior to the release.
Hey Samantha,
ReplyDeleteI had absolutely no idea that Steve Jobs did LSD, and reading that blew my mind. I honestly learned a lot of things from your post that I didn't know before about Jobs and his company. It was interesting to find out that there was a time in the early stages of his company where it struggled against competing companies.