Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful)

A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews, and correspondence, Make Something Wonderful offers a window into how one of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs approached his life and work. In these pages, Steve shares his perspective on his childhood, on launching and being pushed out of Apple, on his time with Pixar and NeXT, and on his return to the company that started it all. ⁠Read the book for free courtesy of The Steve Jobs Archive⁠. This episode was originally published April 17, 2023. Episode sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud ⁠⁠⁠by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save time and money.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://ramp.com⁠⁠ Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta. ⁠⁠Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta⁠⁠⁠. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. ⁠https://www.vanta.com/founders⁠ Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. ⁠Get access to Founders Notes here⁠: https://foundersnotes.com

David Senrahost

Aug 14, 20252h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: August 14, 2025
Duration: 2h 1m
Channel: Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews, and correspondence, Make Something Wonderful offers a window into how one of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs approached his life and work. In these pages, Steve shares his perspective on his childhood, on launching and being pushed out of Apple, on his time with Pixar and NeXT, and on his return to the company that started it all. ⁠Read the book for free courtesy of The Steve Jobs Archive⁠. This episode was originally published April 17, 2023. Episode sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud ⁠⁠⁠by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save time and money.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://ramp.com⁠⁠ Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta. ⁠⁠Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta⁠⁠⁠. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. ⁠https://www.vanta.com/founders⁠ Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. ⁠Get access to Founders Notes here⁠: https://foundersnotes.com

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David Senra
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Host of the Founders Podcast, known for narrating and curating primary-source quotes from famous founders like Steve Jobs.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, Steve Jobs In His Own Words (Make Something Wonderful) explores david Senra Explores Steve Jobs' Free Book Make Something Wonderful Senra frames the book as Jobs speaking directly to readers, built around the idea that making something with great care and love is a way of expressing appreciation to humanity.

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