Steve Jobs in Exile

After being pushed out of Apple, Steve Jobs built NeXT and nearly destroyed it. This episode explores how those years of failure taught him discipline, compromise, and leadership, preparing him for his historic return to Apple.

00:00 Steve Jobs on Strengths & Weaknesses
03:11 Founding NeXT
12:14 Building the NeXT Team and Culture
20:58 The Cube: Launch and Failure
22:58 Government Deals and Missed Opportunities
25:56 Steve's Personal Life and Marriage
28:20 NeXT's Near-Bankruptcy and Turnaround
34:22 Becoming a Software Company
38:55 Apple Buys NeXT
43:43 Lessons on Leadership and Trade-offs

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Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary (a.co/d/00NWZf5T) by Geoffrey Cain

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