Not particular relevant, but Jobs had a particularly early diagnosis (edit: and one of the few treatable forms of pancreatic cancer) but ignored his doctors rec

Not particular relevant, but Jobs had a particularly early diagnosis (edit: and one of the few treatable forms of pancreatic cancer) but ignored his doctors recommendations for almost a year. It is very likely this cost him his life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Health_issues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Health_issues (I doubt this is related to the business initiative, it's probably the fragmented market and fat margins in medical devices)