Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli
13 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2015–2026.
6 of those were in the last year.
What people on Hacker News said
I think it's very interesting to read about how his personality grew and how he became a better manager and visionary at his time between CEO-ships.
I love “Becoming Steve Jobs” much more than the official biography.
Becoming Steve Jobs - Brent Schlender (after reading Isaacson's Jobs' bio I figured another perspective wouldn't be horrible)
I can't get enough of reading about the history of Apple and Jobs in particular.
Such indeed is the gist of the story that Becoming Steve Jobs tells
Where it comes up
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