The Ledger
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Sanchez: Tim Cook is purely a systems executive with no innovation
“And then obviously brought in people like Tim Cook, who are pure systems guys, no innovation.”
Sanchez: Steve Jobs' Toughness Worked Because the Work Always Came First
“Steve jobs was effective because he was tough. Plenty of tough bosses build terrible companies, but he was effective because everyone knew the work came first.”
Galloway: Missing the top seven tech stocks leaves investor returns flat
“If you don't own one of those seven stocks, you've underperformed the market and your returns are probably flat.”
Galloway: Apple is worth more than the entire UK stock market
“One company, Apple, is worth more than the entire UK stock market.”
Senra: Steve Jobs and Jony Ive picked iMac colors in 30 minutes purely on taste
“Steve came down to the design center and me and Steve looked at the colors. And in 30 minutes, we picked every single color, 30 minutes, just taste. And those are the colors that shipped.”
Senra: Ed Catmull worked with Steve Jobs longer than anyone at Apple
“The person that worked with Steve Jobs the longest was not anybody Apple. It was actually Ed Catmull, the founder of Pixar.”
Sahil Bloom: Steve Jobs interviewed Tim Cook for taking a startup job
“Steve Jobs was looking for someone to hire and saw his resume and like saw the IBM track and was like, oh, weird, big company guy, probably not a fit. Then saw that he had taken this job at this little startup, and was like maybe this guy's actually different …”
Bloom: Tim Cook wakes up at 3:45 AM daily to work out
“He is the CEO of one of the largest companies in the world, and he wakes up at 3:45 every single day and goes and works out.”
Sahil Bloom: Chatted with Tim Cook for six months without recognizing him
“So six months go by and I'm like talking to all these people early in the morning. And I was having a conversation with one guy and I walk away and someone comes up to me and is like, do you know who that is? That guy you were just talking to? And I was like, …”