There’s not much we can add to what has been said about Steve Jobs in the wake of his death at far too young an age. The impact he has had on the technology industry is almost immeasurable, and his life presents us all a valuable lesson.
If there is one take-away from Jobs’ biography, it is that he did not let failure define him. Apple certainly went through some tough times, and was essentially written off for many years by the industry (despite its uniquely passionate fans). For a lot of people, those tough times would have been enough to drive them out of the industry and into another line of work. More...