Steve Jobs' Stanford 2005 Commencement Speech
Stanford has posted the text of Steve Jobs' recent commencement speech from Stanford's 2005 graduation speech.
Jobs relates stories about his life, including his work at Apple as well as his public departure:
Jobs, of course, later returned to Apple when Apple purchased NeXT (also founded by Steve Jobs).
Jobs relates stories about his life, including his work at Apple as well as his public departure:
I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods in my life.
Jobs, of course, later returned to Apple when Apple purchased NeXT (also founded by Steve Jobs).
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87 months ago
Wow, I didn't realize Job was doing this - would have been a great speech to hear and experience. We didn't have anything like this for our graduation. ;)
87 months ago
Ok I will be good this time. It is nice to see Jobs beign so involved with higher eductaion. He sure made getting fired sound as not a bad thing.
87 months ago
Compared to GWs speech about being a 'C' student
and becoming President -- this somewhat outdoes
that Lame Yale address, and proves a drop out can
become a true leader who truly empowers
individuals and changes lives......
and becoming President -- this somewhat outdoes
that Lame Yale address, and proves a drop out can
become a true leader who truly empowers
individuals and changes lives......
87 months ago
That part about the pancreas cancer and the doctor telling him he only had 3-6 months to live, then finding out it was actually a curable cancer was really something to read.
87 months ago
Wow Steve is amazing, I really wish I could have been there for it but then again i dont go to Stanford.
87 months ago
Just finished reading it. Next year is my senior year at college, man it would be sweet to have him come and talk at my school (I highly doubt it though, I go to the University of Vermont, I don't we quite have the same budget).
87 months ago
Steve's partner went to UC, Berkeley...
As a cal student, this is blasphemy!
Steve, this is unforgivable!
As a cal student, this is blasphemy!
Steve, this is unforgivable!
87 months ago
And Steve's return to Apple was the best thing that ever happened to the company.
87 months ago
Very strange to stand up before a graduating class and say one of the best decisions he ever made was dropping out of college lol
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