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Steve Jobs on being inspired by the Beatles

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"My model of business is the Beatles," Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, told 60 Minutes in 2003, applauding their teamwork and innovation. "Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people." Today marks the 50th anniversary of Apple's founding.

Breakdown
  • Jobs models business after the Beatles' teamwork
  • He believes great things are done by teams, not individuals 20s
  • Jobs credits his strength to meeting talented people 45s
  • He warns about arrogance following success 1m 20s
  • Jobs describes being fired from Apple as transformative 1m 42s
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