Reading Reflection No. 1

For this reading reflection I read Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. I really enjoyed this book and the entrepreneurship story. The thing that surprised me the most was how difficult it was for Jobs to start his company. He began in his parent's garage with a few of his friends and was able to grow the company by reaching out to everyone he could. The thing I most admired about Jobs was how he stuck with his ideas so firmly. At one point, he was even fired from his own company because he would not change his ideas. The thing I least admired was his stubbornness. Although he always stick with his ideas and I do admire that the most, it also led to many issues that caused the company to have problems. He should have been more willing to listen to others ideas and hear if they were good or bad. He was a little too controlling. He ddi encounter diversity when his company did not like his idea so they decided to fire him. He left his company and still worked in the industry attempting to make a new company, but then was given an opportunity to come back to Apple and did. He had many competencies, with one of his best being his determination. He knew he had good ideas and a good product so he sold his ideas so he could be successful. One part that was confusing to me was when he was fired. I understand that he was fired because he was too controlling, but they overlooked his ideas and did not believe in him even though his ideas are the ones that made the company what it is. If i were able to ask Jobs two questions i would ask him how he came up with his idea, and how to really start a business. I know there is a lot more that goes into a business. than just an idea so the entire process of starting up is something I would want to know more about. I think that he values hard work more than anything. He wants people that will work hard and be able to make his ideas a reality. I do share the same opinion.