It is said that there are two reasons why people start a business. The first reason is because they have inspiration for what they believe would be a great idea and the second is from desperation. People have a need to make money and there are no jobs out there, which they found, that suites them or their needs. First thing you'll need is the idea. It might be a product you've always wanted to make, or a service you feel people need. It might even be something people don't know they need yet, because
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brand known from the youngest till the oldest generation nowadays. This American international company produces computer software, cell, phones, personal computer and many more. The company was developed on 1st April, 1976 by the co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in Cupertino, California. Over the years, Apple created many inventions which revolved the world and opened the window to new markets. Competitors such as Samsung as always had a tough time in coping up with the advancement done by
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“The only sustainable competitive advantage is an organisation’s ability to learn faster than the competition” (Senge 1990:1) Peter M. Senge is a pioneer in the field of learning organizations and the author of “The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization“ (Senge 1990) which was declared as one of the most powerful books in the past 75 years by Harvard Business Review in 1997 (Smith 2001). The book illustrated that the only way to gain competitive advantage is through
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This essay is on the commencement speech that Steve Job’s did on June 12, 2005 at Standard University. Steve Job’s is the CEO of Apple and Pixar Animation Studios and one of the most successful entrepreneurs of the 21st century. He talked about his college life taking classes he did not enjoy just too finally drop out and do what he enjoyed creating computer software programs that would change the technology industry forever. Where I am today in my life is a happy positive growing place
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outstanding job at doing so. As of 2013, Apples mission statement is as follows: “Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.” (Jurevicius 1) Apple has done a tremendous job in valuing
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started in the garage of a twenty-something Steve Jobs. He and a friend put what little money they had together ($1300) to make the first computer for Apple, and thus Apple was born. The idea for the first Apple motherboard was made by Jobs while he was on LSD. He was quoted in the New York Times saying, “Taking LSD is one of two or three of the best decisions I have ever made.” Markoff, John. "New York Times." What the Dormouse Said 2005: 3. Steve Jobs talks about his early success when stating,
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online services which include its online services include iCloud, the iTunes Store, and the App Store. Apple's consumer software includes the OSX and iOS working systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser. Apple was initiated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976, to develop and sell personal computers. Apple is the world's second-main information
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has become the cornerstone of the iPhones success. The App Stores success is driving the markets in that it’s creating new markets for software developers. Their biggest success of Apple is bringing back the late Steve Jobs. Without Jobs, Apple would be a thing of the past. Jobs came back to Apple in July 1997 as the interim CEO after Apple had posted a $1 billion loss in revenues and stock was trading at $4 a share. In 2010, Apple profits exceeded $14 billion and stock was trading at $370
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potentially compete with the iPhone 6 and how this will affect our prices. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded the company back in 1976, and both have driven Apple Inc. to be the largest computer companies in the world. While both were very smart, they decided to drop out of college and pursue their passion in the technology industry. Wozniak has a passion in computer design and eventually created the Apple I. Steve Jobs however always looked to the future and was able to convince Wozniak to sell
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hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has figured out the coolest new thing ever and who wants to know what other people think of his idea." -Steve Jobs INTERVIEW WITH BUSINESS WEEK, 2004 Apple was a computer company back in 1976, started up by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. The company was founded on the premise to incorporate a CPU and
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