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Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs, born in 1955, was the brilliant co-founder of Apple and one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the history of technology. With the iPhone, the iPod and the Mac he changed how people deal with computers, music and phones. Once pushed out of his own company, he returned and saved the near-bankrupt Apple and made it the most valuable company in the world. Famous are his perfectionism, his stage presentations and his legendary advice: „Stay hungry, stay foolish.“ Good to know: He founded it in 1976 with Steve Wozniak in a garage. Apple later became the most valuable company in the world. It helped launch the age of smartphones. Jobs presented it himself on stage. Only years later did he return in triumph. He later called this setback a blessing. With the iMac, iPod and iPhone came the comeback. Apple went from a rescue case to the most valuable company. Pixar created films like „Toy Story“. On the sale to Disney, Jobs became its largest shareholder. He cared about every detail of design and usability.

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Which technology company did Steve Jobs co-found?

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Apple

He founded it in 1976 with Steve Wozniak in a garage.

💡 Did you know? Apple later became the most valuable company in the world.

Which 2007 device changed mobile communication?

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the iPhone

It helped launch the age of smartphones.

💡 Did you know? Jobs presented it himself on stage.

What happened to Jobs at Apple in 1985?

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he was pushed out

Only years later did he return in triumph.

💡 Did you know? He later called this setback a blessing.

What did Jobs do for the near-bankrupt Apple after his return?

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he saved it

With the iMac, iPod and iPhone came the comeback.

💡 Did you know? Apple went from a rescue case to the most valuable company.

Which famous animation studio did Jobs own for a time?

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Pixar

Pixar created films like „Toy Story“.

💡 Did you know? On the sale to Disney, Jobs became its largest shareholder.

What was Jobs famous and notorious for as a boss?

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for his perfectionism

He cared about every detail of design and usability.

💡 Did you know? This made Apple products unique and him difficult.

Which famous advice comes from Jobs’s Stanford speech?

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„Stay hungry, stay foolish“

His 2005 speech has been viewed millions of times.

💡 Did you know? It is seen as one of the most inspiring speeches ever.

What did Steve Jobs die of in 2011, aged just 56?

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of cancer

His early death shook the whole tech world.

💡 Did you know? Shortly before, he had still shaped Apple’s future.

Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs

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