Assignment 13A: Reading Reflection No. 1

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

1.

a.     What surprised you the most?

I did not know that Steve Jobs faced all the obstacles when creating his invention.

b.    What about the entrepreneur did you admire?

I most admired Jobs dedication to his creation. He showed this when he dropped out of college and started his multibillion dollar company in his own garage. 

c.     What about the entrepreneur did you least admire?

I had no idea what Jobs experimented with LSD. That is frowned upon in today’s culture but back then that was a social norm.

d.    Did the entrepreneur encounter adversity and failure? If so, what did they do about it?

Steve Jobs faced adversity and failure early on during his upbringing. His college career was a failure and his company failed hard many times due to set backs.

2.

            What competencies did you notice the entrepreneur exhibit?

Steve Jobs is a hardworking man that would not give up his invention and would not be as hardworking and successful as he is today.

3.

            Identify one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

I don’t know why Steve Jobs dropped out of college. He could have brought up his invention and finished college, but did not decide to go this route.

4.

            If you were able to ask questions, what would you ask? Why?

How did such a successful invention come into your head? What made you think of apple? Did you regret dropping out of college after the fact?

5.

For fun: what do you think the entrepreneur’s opinion was of hard work? Do you share that opinion?

Hard work to Steve Jobs is probably dedicating yourself to something until it is successful. Let no obstacles or bumps in the road drive you away from what you think could be a success.