Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Steve Jobs Real Life Hero

Birth- Steve Jobs was born to an  unwed family, and then had him adopted to a middle-class family. http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Supernatural Guide- Jobs meets Stephen Wozniak, who is 5 years older and is a "computer-whiz."  He co-founds Apple Computer with Jobs, and teaches him a lot about computers.
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Call to Adventure- A computer hobbyist club wants to buy a computer board made by Jobs and Wozniak.
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Crossing the Threshold- Once they come out with the Apple II, they have almost immediate fame and success.
http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/short/short.html

Hero Partners- Woz becomes a close friend, and helps Apple become successful.
http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=49

Tests/Ordeals/Hero Deeds- Industry-giant IBM plans to come out with a personal computer, so Jobs and Apple must create a great computer that can compete.
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Jobs.html

Ultimate Boon- Becomes successful and gets a lot of money, which he is able to use to invest and further help his business.
http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm

Death of the Hero- Jobs gets fired from his own company in 1985 by CEO John Sculley
http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm

Journey to the Underworld- Starts his own company called Next Computers, but isn't successful due to high price.
http://www.investingvalue.com/investment-leaders/steve-jobs/index.htm

Apotheosis- Apple buys Next Computers for $402 million, bringing Jobs back to Apple.  He quickly becomes the CEO.
http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=49

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