
Steve Jobs's Heroes
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Steve Jobs's Heroes mentions The General and the Genius, Groves and Oppenheimer, The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb by James Kanetka, Creative Selection Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kosienda, Return to the Little Kingdom, Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple by Michael Moritz, and Creativity, Inc., Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I read that book because Steve Jobs said that he studied and learned from Oppenheimer.
This book is just fantastic.
It's called Return to the Little Kingdom, Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple.
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- The conversation centers on Steve Jobs' influences.
- A second recurring theme is Steve Jobs and Pixar.
- Referenced books include The General and the Genius, Groves and Oppenheimer, The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb by James Kanetka and Creative Selection Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kosienda.
- The strongest audience signal points to Entrepreneurs and business leaders and Anyone interested in product design and innovation.
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The General and the Genius, Groves and Oppenheimer, The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb by James Kanetka, Creative Selection Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kosienda, and Return to the Little Kingdom, Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple by Michael Moritz are the clearest linked books in this episode, each tied back to transcript timestamps and quote cards.
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“That is number 215, The General and the Genius, Groves and Oppenheimer, The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb.”
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“It's called Creative Selection Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs.”
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“This book is called Return to the Little Kingdom, Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple, written by Michael Moritz.”
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“This is the co-founder of Pixar, Ed Catmull's book, Creativity, Inc., Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration.”
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“If you could only read one biography of Steve Jobs, this is the one I would recommend. The book is called Becoming Steve Jobs.”
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“This book is written by the first CFO of Pixar, he talks about what it was like to build that company into an asset.”
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“The other one is number 208, In the Company of Giants, Candid Conversations with Visionaries of the Digital World.”
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“I read Johnny Ive's biography. It's number 178, Johnny Ive, The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products.”
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“The Innovators, How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution.”
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“This is also an important book, Steve Jobs and the Next Big Thing, because it covers the 13 years between when he got kicked out of Apple and when he returns.”
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“Number 102, Made in Japan, Akio Morita and Sony. That's his autobiography. It's fantastic.”
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“The first book is Insanely Simple, The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success.”
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“The very first episode I ever did on Steve Jobs, it was based on Steve Jobs' biography written by Walter Isaacson.”
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“This book was written after he came back to Apple the second time, but before he died. It's absolutely fantastic.”
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“So number 40, Insisting on the Impossible, The Life of Edwin Land.”
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“Number 26, Henry Ford's Autobiography, My Life and Work.”
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“Number nine, I Invented the Modern Age, The Rise of Henry Ford.”
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“Walt Disney, An American Original, and number 158.”
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