Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender
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“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
Source →“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
Source →“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
Source →“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
Source →“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
Source →“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
Source →“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
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Recommended by 17 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Bill Gates, Books Recommended by Investors, and Books Recommended by Billionaires.
Now in paperback, the #1 New York Times bestselling biography of how Steve Jobs became the most visionary CEO in history. With a new foreword by Marc Andreessen and new afterword by the authors, Becoming Steve Jobs is a narrative on Jobs' evolution as a manager and leader, as an astute CEO, as a father, and as a visionary with an unparalled sense o...
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“@geo_b42 ?Becoming Steve Jobs? is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It?s a great book ? an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | @geo_b42 “Becoming Steve Jobs” is as close as you can get, in my opinion. It’s a great book — an enjoyable read, accurate, lots to learn. | A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better. | After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person. | In this deeplyresearched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender. | Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read. | The new book “Becoming Steve Jobs” ( has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary. #TBT”
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