What I learned from Steve Jobs

david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:19:23 +0000

Unless you've just awoken from a coma, you're probably well aware that Steve Jobs passed away a few hours ago. It might be the very first time that the death of a "celebrity" has saddned me. Steve was more than a celebrity, he was visionary like none other.

Steve had a vision that was unmatched by anyone else, even his Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. The Woz and I are much more on the same wavelength -- fascinated by the technology, fascinated by doing things just to see them done. Jobs, on the other hand, saw the bigger picture instantly. He saw how the technology would change the world, and he got there first (most of the time). Lesson one: See the big picture. Even if you don't control the big picture, see how your part fits into the big picture, and make it better.

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What I learned from Steve Jobs