281 Working with Steve Jobs — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2022-12-12
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This page is a bounded reading of the 281 Working with Steve Jobs transcript. It preserves short excerpts so the reader can inspect the source; it is not a replacement for the episode or a reproduced transcript.
What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“And so this idea of putting yourself in the customer's shoes and even attaching like a specific example of a customer helps…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“They reduce each decision to a simple logic problem.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“The Purple team," which is the iPhone team, "the iPhone team rarely worked without concrete and specific artifacts." That's important to you…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“Let's see, almost three years, maybe two and a half years since I last read or, or at least, uh, made a…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“He was always trying to ensure the products were as intuitive and straightforward as possible, and he was willing to invest his…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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What this page does not prove
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Source and attribution
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