Steve Jobs · every age

What was Steve Jobs doing at 30?

Apple co-founder. Forced out, came back, built the iPhone

1. Sep 1985

   Forced out of the company he founded

   He lost a boardroom fight with the CEO he had recruited, was stripped of all duties, and resigned.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Sep 1985

   Founded NeXT

   A company building high-end computers for higher education. It struggled commercially.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
3. Feb 1986

   Bought Lucasfilm's graphics group and made it Pixar

   He paid $5 million, then kept pouring his own money in for the next ten years.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

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