Apple founder Steve Jobs and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had a love-hate relationship that lasted more than 30 years, with the duo going from allies to rivals to a more cordial relationship in the end. However, there is no doubt that these two individuals single-handedly changed the world and created a lasting legacy with their companies.
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Despite achieving a lot in his life and being one of the richest people in the world, Gates recently revealed that he will never be able to match his rival when it comes to performing on stage, where the Apple founder looked fresh despite practicing his act. numerous times.
Appreciating Jobs’ on-stage qualities, Bill Gates told the Armchair Expert Podcast, “Steve Jobs was a natural. It was always fun to watch him practice because part of his genius was, when he finally did it, he would make it look like he was just thinking it right there…I’ll never reach that level”
“A big part of the job I had at Microsoft and the job I have now is to explain what we do in a hopefully simple way that connects with a particular audience… I like to try to explain things and I like to get feedback – what stories resonated or what didn’t connect.” Gates added.
The secret sauce behind Steve Jobs’ stage persona:
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli in their 2015 book “Becoming Steve Jobs” detailed how the Apple founder prepared for major presentations months in advance, paying attention to every little detail.
Discussing the rehearsals for keynote presentations, Schlender wrote, “I once spent an entire day watching him run through multiple rehearsals of a single presentation, tweaking everything from the color and angle of certain spotlights to editing and rearranging the order of the Keynote presentation slides to improve his pacing ,”
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Published: 18 Mar 2024, 13:58 IST