Steve Jobs Interview - 2/18/1981

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An interview with Steve Jobs filmed on 2/18/1981 about the future of Apple, Computers, the Home & Personal computer markets, video games, and more.

[hadi_re]

He was 25 back then . I'm 25 sitting on screen watching youtube vids not knowing what to do with my life .

“I know the privacy issue is very hot in the media today.“

Some things don’t change.

[Y-two-K]

Can't believe Steve was only 26 here. A titan among CEOs and business starters. RIP ol' Steve.

[rasalghul]

Steve Jobs had a beautiful, elegant way of describing complex concepts in very simple, understandable ways.

[JB-fhbb]

Thank you thank you thank you to whoever let this unedited version out to the public

[storyspace.realestate]

Clearly, what made him and Apple success was a crystal clear vision since the very beginning without any type of uncertainty.

[ray]

Some guys literally defined the way we live now and Steve sure is one of them. Can’t believe he was just 26 at that time.

[Surbhit]

The clarity he had in that day and age is amazing.

[kristopherdetar]

Watching this on an iPad, thank you Steve. Brilliant fellow that left us too soon.

[baardbi]

I just absolutely love this clip. Both hearing Steve and taking a peek "behind the scenes" at the same time. This is a historical video.

[AboutThings_byTarif]

I love that this is the unedited tape. That question he asked to repeat is great insight into how these things happen.

[ramlongcat]

I'm amazed at how professional the interviewer is. Kinda blows my mind nobody credits him anywhere.

[raghuramucs]

Can't believe that Steve was so confident during 1981 on the future of 21st century computer world.

[davyroger]

Holy shit where has this been? Imagine all the lost footage we'll never see.

[SteveSingsThings]

Pure genius. Kudos to the interviewer and writers for the insightful questions.

[focusstudios]

Really interesting, and what a burn “tv always seems to aim for the lowest common denominator...” ouch
Thanks for the great content!

[gabrielfox]

Sitting here at home 40 years after this was made in 2021 watching this on an Android phone just speaks volumes about what he's saying 😉 Steve Jobs was a visionary.

[michaellouis]

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

[marvininthemiddle]

I’m watching this on an Apple iPhone, in the middle of an oil field, in 2021.

[christopherarmstrong]

5:34 Man riding a bicycle analogy (Scientific American article)
7:08 Technological disruption
8:37 Creative knowledge work. Creative work > technical drudgery work
10:05 1984 dystopian view = large centralized computers (top down). Mac's personal computer goal = decentralized & democratic (bottom up, antithesis of 1984)
10:46 “We describe our business as making *tools and not toys.* We’re really interested in providing that bicycle type of tool to the marketplace.”
12:00 Easy to use = most sophisticated = most expensive (technology)
12:24 Silicon Valley = entrepreneurial risk culture
18:50 Hiring advice