Steve Jobs
Cupertino's turtleneck CEO
Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur and cofounder of Apple, the technology company.
He became synonymous with innovative product design and dramatic keynote presentations.
His name often appears as shorthand for visionary corporate leadership or ruthless perfectionism: Every startup founder thinks he's the next Steve Jobs.
He died in 2011.
Apple's computer line
- iPhoneApple mobile device
- iPadApple's tablet device
- iPodCupertino's music device
- MacBookAluminum portable computer brand
iOS · MacOS · iTunes · Siri · AirPods · GarageBand · QuickTime · Cupertino
Creating something original
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
revolutionary · futurist · dreamer · idealist · gamechanger · transformation · imagination · charismatic
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- startupNew business enterprise
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- WozniakApple's technical cofounder
venture · businessman · pioneer · tycoon · magnate · selfmade · bootstrapping · acquisition
Aesthetic of reduction
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- simplicityLack of complexity
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- typographyArranging letters for display
Bauhaus · form · function · intuitive · seamless · craftsmanship · attention to detail · whitespace
Technical computing system
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- returnGo back again
- comebackRecovery after decline
Technique creating movement illusion
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- EmeryvilleCalifornia city near Oakland
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
Macintosh
Apple's computer line
MacBook · iOS · MacOS · iTunes · Siri · AirPods · GarageBand · QuickTime · Cupertino · turtleneck
innovation
Creating something original
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
trailblazer · revolutionary · futurist · dreamer · idealist · gamechanger · transformation · imagination · charismatic · inspirer
founder
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- startupNew business enterprise
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
Wozniak · venture · businessman · pioneer · tycoon · magnate · selfmade · bootstrapping · acquisition · ouster
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- simplicityLack of complexity
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
typography · Bauhaus · form · function · intuitive · seamless · craftsmanship · attention to detail · whitespace
workstation
Technical computing system
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- returnGo back again
- comebackRecovery after decline
animation
Technique creating movement illusion
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- EmeryvilleCalifornia city near Oakland
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- Business Titanstycoon, mogul, magnate, industrialist, billionaire
- Steve JobsApple, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Macintosh
- Tech InnovatorsThomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Bill Gates, Alan Turing, inventors
- Pioneerspioneer, pioneers, forerunner, trailblazer, innovator
- 1976bicentennial, Concorde, Nadia Comaneci, punk rock, Ramones