Skip to content
PodcastMentions
Back to search
Founders artwork
FoundersAugust 14, 2025

#398 Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful)

About This Episode
A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews, and correspondence, Make Something Wonderful offers a window into how one of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs approached his life and work. In these pages, Steve shares his perspective on his childhood, on launching and being pushed out of Apple, on his time with Pixar and NeXT, and on his return to the company that started it all. Read the book for free courtesy of The Steve Jobs Archive. This episode was originally published April 17, 2023. Episode
Book Mentions
8 book mentions in this episode.
Jump to books
Tip: Click “Mentioned at …” to copy a timestamp.
Tip: Click a cover image to open a book link.

Books Mentioned

Make Something Wonderful, Steve Jobs in his own words cover

The book is available for free through the Steve Jobs Archive, and it features Steve Jobs' thoughts and ideas, making it a valuable resource for understanding his perspective.

ASIN: N/A
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
Invent and Wander, the collected writings of Jeff Bezos cover

The first half of this book consists of Jeff Bezos's shareholder letters, which provide insights into his thoughts and leadership style.

ASIN: N/A
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
In the Company of Giants cover

The excerpt mentions an interview with Steve and 15 other technology company founders in the book 'In the Company of Giants' that came out in 1997.

ASIN: N/A
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
Steve Jobs cover
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson

The excerpt discusses parts of the book 'Steve Jobs' by Walter Isaacson, particularly focusing on Steve's emails to himself and his thoughts on Apple's direction.

ASIN: B07ZMKXMTG
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley cover

The excerpt mentions a biography called 'The Man Behind the Microchip' which discusses Robert Noyce, a mentor of Steve Jobs and co-founder of Intel.

ASIN: N/A
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
The Suffering of the World cover
The Suffering of the World
Arthur Schopenhauer

He loves it so much. Goes upstairs, grabs Schopenhauer's book on the suffering of the world, and then reads it to Leslie.

ASIN: N/A
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
James's Autobiography cover
James's Autobiography
James Licensure

At the same time as reading this book, I was rereading James license autobiography, which is gonna be the next episode.

ASIN: N/A
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.
Creativity Inc. cover
Creativity Inc.
Ed Catmull

The excerpt discusses how Ed Catmull's autobiography, 'Creativity Inc.', influenced Steve Jobs' management style, particularly regarding the importance of recruiting the right people.

ASIN: B09W2VSMCL
Buy on Amazon
Click the book cover image to open the affiliate link.