Steve Jobs' Apple Journey

What was the age of the speaker when they got fired from Apple?

What was the name of the company the speaker co-founded with Woz?

How much was Apple worth when the speaker got fired?

What did the speaker create just before getting fired?

Why did getting fired turn out to be a good thing for the speaker?

What did the speaker realize about their passion after getting fired?

What does the speaker compare getting fired to?

What advice does the speaker give to those who haven't found what they love to do?

What is the speaker's philosophy about doing great work?

How does the speaker describe the relationship between work and satisfaction?

Love and Loss

The narrator found what he loved to do early in life and started Apple with Woz in his parents' garage at 20.
In 10 years, Apple grew from a garage startup to a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees.
The Macintosh was released a year before the narrator turned 30, and he was fired at 30.
Getting fired was devastating and made him feel like a public failure, but he realized he still loved what he did.
The experience freed him to start over and enter a highly creative period in his life.
Getting fired turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to him.

Importance of Loving What You Do

The narrator believes that the only thing that kept him going was that he loved what he did.
You've got to find what you love, and it's as true for your work as it is for your romantic relationships.
To be truly satisfied, you need to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
If you haven't found what you love, keep looking and don't settle; you'll know when you find it.
A great relationship with your work gets better and better as the years roll on.

This quiz is about Steve Jobs' early life, founding Apple with Steve Wozniak, and getting fired from the company. It's a story of love, loss, and entrepreneurship.