13A – Reading Reflection No. 1

1) You read about an entrepreneur:

·      What surprised you the most?

I read a lot about Steve Job and his work, but I never knew that he was adopted.

·      What about the entrepreneur did you most admire? 

I really admired the fact that he started from basically noting, he’s a true entrepreneur, he transformed a simple idea into a million dollar empire.

·      What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

Steve Job’s volatile personality, that raises the question of whether feelings of abandonment in childhood made him fanatically controlling and manipulative as an adult. 

“His Zen awareness was not accompaniedby an excess of calm, peace of mind or interpersonal mellowness,” Mr. Isaacson says. 

·      Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?

Steve Jobs will always be best known for his incredible success in guiding Apple Inc. and transforming the entire consumer computer and phone industry. But he’ll also be remembered fondly as the poster child for how making mistakes and even failing that can sometimes end up being the best thing that ever happens to you.

2) What competencies did you notice that the entrepreneur exhibited? 

Walter Isaacson writes that Steve Jobs valued simplicity, utility and beauty in ways that would shape his creative imagination. And the book maintains that those goals would not have been achievable in the great parade of Apple creations without that mean streak.

3) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

The part that I was confused about was the relationship that Steve Job had with his family, not his parents, but his adult life family/

4) If you were able to ask two questions to the entrepreneur, what would you ask? Why?

How did you get inspired to start this venture? What is the key to success in your opinion?

That's what I am interested to know, how to get successful, and more specifically the treat that one needs to arm himself or herself with.

5) For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur's opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?

I do believe that hard work is main component of Mr Jobs successes. Hard work and perseverance will get anyone to achieve their goals. Mr Job and me would share the same opinion about hard work.