Summary
Alan Deutschman follows Steve Jobs from his departure from Apple in 1985 through NeXT, Pixar and his return to Apple in the late 1990s. The account reaches Jobs’s appointment as CEO in January 2000. Written close to those events, the biography examines both his business comeback and the person behind it, before the later iPod and iPhone years.
Why read it Our view
Read it to compare different parts of a founder’s second act. NeXT, Pixar and the return to Apple give a view of a career that changed direction more than once. The book can prompt questions about what survives a failed venture and how to judge progress while the outcome is still uncertain. Keep its early account separate from what later success made familiar.
Written about
- Steve JobsBiography subjectDeutschman’s biography follows Jobs through NeXT, Pixar and his return to Apple, with the account reaching his appointment as CEO in January 2000.Source