Steve Jobs Case

Throughout this paper I will discuss Steve Jobs, Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. He is someone I look up to and someone that proves success does not need to come from money, but more so from the work you put into making business a success. Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. His biological mother was an unwed graduate student and his father was a professor. He was born out of wedlock in puritan America in the 1950s. He was placed up for adoption. His biological mother had a college education and she wanted to be sure that her son would be just as well educated as she was. Steve was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs, who were a lower to middle class couple who moved to the Bay Area after the war. His adopted father Paul was a machinist from the Midwest who was not a high school graduate. Steve’s biological mother only agreed to allow the couple to adopt her son if they agreed to send him to college later in life. The couple named their son Steven Paul and moved to Silicon Valley. Three years later they adopted a baby girl named Patti. (allaboutstevejobs.com)

As a child Steve wasn’t interested in school until he approached 4th grade. He became interested because of his teacher, Imogene “Teddy” Hill. Steve considered her to be one of the saints of his life. His teacher taught advanced fourth grade and had to bribe him into learning by using candy and $5 bills out of her own pocket. This bribing worked because Steve skipped 5th grade and advanced to middle school at Crittenden Middle School, in a poverty stricken area. At this school Steve was bullied and at age 11 told his parents if they did not transfer him to a new school he was going to stop attending for good. His parents agreed and moved to Los Altos where Steve attended Cupertino Junior High School. This decision was vital for Steve’s future. (Forbes)

After relocating to Los Altos, Steve found an interest and curiosity in the electronics world that were in his neighbors’ garages. He was fascinated by Heathkits, which his father introduced him to. As he got older and attended