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Have you ever worked with C-level executives before? They frequently speak in soundbites like this because they have to have a 30,000 ft. view over their compan
by rmrfrmrf 13y ago
Have you ever worked with C-level executives before? They frequently speak in soundbites like this because they have to have a 30,000 ft. view over their company while at the same time picking out highlights that can be used in interviews like this.
What's really notable is how much shit Steve Jobs gets for completely off-the-cuff comments like this (I mean, we're talking about oscilloscopes here), yet no one bothers to mention the fact that here we have a CEO giving credit to one of his employees by name. Does the CEO of your company even know your name? When's the last time a CEO has given anyone else recognition in an interview?
- kens 13y agoRod Holt (who developed the Apple II power supply) was Apple employee #5 and the VP of engineering. So of course Steve Jobs knew who he was.
- haberman 13y agoIf I was that engineer it would make me very uncomfortable to have a public figure overstate my accomplishments. Especially since part of the claim is that all current designs "rip off" this one (which isn't actually true) and that history book authors unjustly fail to acknowledge this.