8 people idolized Steve Jobs

Now Jobs is the idol of millions. Many do not even know what he had done, except for the iPhone, but still consider it the best person in the world. Very few people can list all the achievements Jobs, but even fewer are aware of what kind of people he inspired, and were his idols. Yes, even such people like Steve Jobs have idols and topic on Quora users to share them. And we share with you.

Paul Rand

Keith Yamashita, a man who worked with Jobs shared his observations of them. He said that Paul Rand (outstanding designer, creator NeXT logo) had a great impact on Steve. When Rand said - Jobs became silent and listened. When Rand was giving advice - Jobs listened to him. When Rand praised Steve, he was really happy. Yamashita said that he no longer saw the people who exerted such an influence on Jobs.

Kobun Chino Otogovo

This dear man was guru Jobs. With the help of Steve I learned the oriental culture and delved into Buddhism. And that he is responsible for the fact that Jobs is not left to the monks and decided to create Apple. He also crowned Steve and Lauren in 1991.

Thomas Edison

Steve often talked about how great scientist changed the world with their inventions. Addison is also credited with creating the world's first industrial research laboratory.

Edwin Land

Land was the inventor, which Jobs idolized. Steve identified himself with it and in many ways was really like. For example, the Land, as Jobs was fired from his job.

Bob Dylan

Perhaps this man had to be put in the first place. One of the greatest musicians Jobs was a hero. Here, as he spoke of their first meeting:

I sat in the lobby, was nervous and looking forward to seeing Dylan. I was nervous for two reasons: because of the fact that he was my hero, and because of the fact that it will be not as smart as I thought. But my hopes were dashed. He was the companion of which I dreamed.

Henry Ford

One of the most famous industrialists and was the hero of Jobs. Ford, as Jobs was quite blunt in his statements:

They can choose any color, as long as this color - black.

Akio Morita

Morita was one of the co-founders of Sony Corporation. It was he who popularized consumer electronics, giving us the opportunity to enjoy television, music players and phones. Steve often took inspiration from the biography of Morita and his company.

Nolan Bushnell

Bushell - founder of Atari was the first and only employer Jobs. It is also considered one of the founders of the video game industry. According to Steve Wozniak, Jobs idolized Bushell and drew inspiration from it, creating Apple.

As can be seen, saying that you can not create idols disregarded even Jobs. What idols do you have? Steve does not count!