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My Life at Apple

And the Steve I Knew

John Couch author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Waterside Publishing

Published:29th Jul '21

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In 1978, John Couch was working as a software engineer at Hewlett-Packard when a young, ambitious entrepreneur named Steve Jobs unexpectedly showed up on his doorstep. It was Steve’s second time trying to persuade John to join him at his promising startup, Apple Computer, where he needed help building a “revolutionary computer.” John was one of UC Berkeley’s first fifty computer science graduates and a leader at HP, working under the tutelage of its iconic founder, Bill Hewlett, so Steve knew he was one of the few people in the world capable of achieving such a task. He was thrilled when John agreed to help, becoming Apple’s 54th employee and, ultimately, its first VP of Software and first VP of Education. Over time, John and Steve’s business relationship would grow into an unbreakable, decades-long friendship.

“John is one of the most interesting, intelligent, and passionate people I’ve ever met. Both Steve and I viewed him as an essential part of what made Apple the most innovative company in the world, even as he remained one of our best-kept secrets. But now the secret is out. For the first time ever, John is sharing his story publicly, giving the rest of the world an opportunity to appreciate his relationship with Steve and with myself. I promise that when you’ve finished reading this book, you’ll see why John Couch didn’t just work for visionaries, he was one.” -Steve Wozniak

ISBN: 9781951805845

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Weight: unknown

254 pages