Posted: August 5th, 2015

Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple, Inc.

Steve Jobs is an American success story. He’s one of the select few individuals to start and successfully grow a number of major American enterprises (not just Apple, Inc. but also Next and Pixar). What are your impressions of him? Is he the most successful American businessperson of our lifetime? Why or why not? What specifically did Jobs do to ensure Apple Inc’s success? What initiatives did he undertake to ensure their success? What attributes do you think a successful entrepreneur must possess? What characteristics can prevent an entrepreneur from being successful?
To answer these questions, please use the Apple, Inc. case, independent sources and watch the following video of Steve Job’s commencement speech to Stanford University graduates in 2005.