Steve Jobs Characteristics

Steve Jobs

Entrepreneurial Characteristics

Steve Jobs is a great entrepreneur for various reasons.

He believes in staying ahead of the pack. “Innovation is the distinction between a leader and a follower,” Jobs once said. He doesn’t necessarily believe in being the first into an industry, but he believes in being the first to do it right. This is shown in the creation of the iPod. Before the iPod, the MP3 player market was almost non-existent, as most players were of low quality, and were not nice to look at. He changed this by taking a look at the market, and creating a unit that he would want to have in his pocket.

Steve Jobs doesn’t want to be a regular Joe. When he founded Apple, he didn’t want to be yet another company battling for money in the Silicon Valley, he wanted to change the world. This hunger to be known made him as successful as he is today.

Devotion is important, and when it came to the products his company was creating, Jobs was devoted. He made sure that the products being put out looked good, and worked. When it came to Pixar, he made sure that quality actors were hired for the films, and that the animation was excellent. Jobs expected this same level of devotion back from his employees, which sometimes led to conflict.

Most entrepreneurs do not start out with thousands of dollars in capital to start a company. They need to convince others to invest in their company to get it off the ground. To convince others to invest in his businesses, Jobs had to use his natural charisma. Charisma is almost of a way of cheating in the entrepreneur realm. A good product will usually gather investment, but a mediocre product with a good product head has just as good of a chance of gaining money. Jobs shows off his legendary charisma when introducing new products at press conferences. He makes it seem like his product