{"id":136,"date":"2011-10-10T11:21:23","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T18:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2018-11-11T15:18:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T23:18:03","slug":"founders-network-members-reflect-on-the-loss-of-steve-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/founders-network-members-reflect-on-the-loss-of-steve-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"What did Steve Jobs mean to you? Founders Network Members Reflect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founders Network Members reflect on the passing of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Evan Owens, founder of PogoSeat<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I would argue that, by taking a company he started in his garage to the most valuable the world has ever seen, he’s the greatest founder to ever live.”<\/p>\n

From Chad Arimura, founder of Iron.io<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“When I first heard the news, I was sitting in a Starbucks at a table with a young kid signing (sign language) into an iPad across a live video stream with a girl. \u00a0I watched them laugh and sigh as if they were sitting together…Then I realized, in a time when processor speeds and the size of our hard drives reigned supreme, Steve changed the context. \u00a0He created an emotional connection not only to our devices, but to each other through them.”<\/p>\n

From Matt Monday, founder of KarmaStore<\/a> (former Apple employee):<\/strong><\/p>\n

“…What I realize now is that innovation is much more than just doing something that no one else is doing. \u00a0You need to be able to tell a story around that innovation, that is just as key as the innovation itself. \u00a0Steve perfected the art of story telling in a way that no one else could. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because he truly believed in what he was saying. \u00a0 He had an uncommon confidence, a strength to do and say what he believed that even our highest officials lack. \u00a0 And I think that’s why are so saddened by his death. \u00a0Steve had a confidence that would comforts us, that would delight us, that would excite us to a fever pitch. \u00a0He was sure of himself and we were sure too. \u00a0And now that’s gone, and it hurts. \u00a0\u00a0RIP Steve Jobs.”<\/p>\n

From Michael Castellano, founder of V-Pitch<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Today, I was at the Silicon Valley Bank CEO Summit with Guy Kawasaki who shared\u00a0the 12 things that he learned from Steve Jobs:<\/p>\n

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  1. Experts are clueless, figure it out for yourself<\/li>\n
  2. Customers cannot tell you what they need<\/li>\n
  3. Biggest challenges beget the best work<\/li>\n
  4. Design counts<\/li>\n
  5. Use big font and big graphics<\/li>\n
  6. Jump curves, not better sameness<\/li>\n
  7. “Work” or “doesn’t work” is all that matters<\/li>\n
  8. “Value” is different from “price”<\/li>\n
  9. “A” Players hire “A+” players<\/li>\n
  10. Real CEO’s can demo<\/li>\n
  11. Real entrepreneurs ship “Don’t worry, be crappy”<\/li>\n
  12. Some things need to be believed to be seen”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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