Michal Marek Steve Jobs was posthumously inducted into the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame last Thursday. Instead of his late boss Jobs, his long-time colleague and especially good friend Eddy Cue accepted the award. It was this man, who is still one of Apple's most important executives, who posted a link to a video of the entire ceremony on Twitter. Thanks to this video, you can watch Eddy Cuo's speech, in which he talks about Jobs as both a great friend and a man with an incredible eye for detail.
He was my colleague, but more importantly, he was my friend. We talked every day and talked about everything. Even during my darkest days he was there for me. When my wife was diagnosed with cancer, he was there for both of us. He helped me with doctors and treatment and told me a lot about what he and my wife were going through. For many reasons, my wife is here with us today because of him, so thank you, Steve.
Furthermore, Eddy Cue also shared a short story about Jobs' perfectionism.
Steve really taught me a lot. But the most important piece of advice was to do what I love. That's exactly what he did every day. He wasn't about fame or fortune, he was about creating great products. He never settled for anything less than perfect. As I was coming in today, I tried to remember the situation when I first realized this.
We were about to introduce the new iMac in Bondi blue. It was in downtown Flint, Cupertino. Unfortunately, we could only get into the hall at midnight before the actual performance, because it was occupied by then. So we came at midnight and started rehearsing the whole presentation, because it started at 10 o'clock. We planned for the iMac to arrive on the scene and be specially lit. I was sitting in the audience during the rehearsal, the iMac came onto the scene with great fanfare, and I said to myself: "Wow, this is beautiful!".
However, Steve stopped everything and shouted that it was shit. He said that the iMac should be oriented so that its color can be seen properly, the light should shine from the other side... 30 minutes later, we simply repeated the test according to Jobs' instructions, and when I saw it, I thought to myself: "Oh my God , wow!” It was clear he was right. His attention to detail in everything he did was truly incredible. That's what he taught us all.
Cue said being inducted into the Hall of Fame right here in the Bay Area would be very important to Steve. Jobs met his wife here, his children were born here, and he also went to school in the Bay Area.
Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle and another of Jobs's friends, also shared a few words about Steve Jobs.
Apple gradually became the most valuable brand in the world, and this is certainly not Steve's only success. He wasn't trying to be rich, he wasn't trying to be famous, and he wasn't trying to be interesting. He was simply obsessed with the creative process and creating something beautiful.
Too bad it doesn't quite look like that