This Throwback Interview Of Steve Jobs On Teamwork Has Elon Musk's Attention

Besides Steve Jobs, one of the best-known heads of Apple was John Sculley who left the company in October 1993 at a time when it was headed towards a downfall. Having joined the company in May 1983 as its third president and CEO, Sculley worked side-by-side with Steve Jobs; however, eventually stepped down and handed over the responsibility to Michael Spindler.

Now, a video has surfaced on the internet showing Steve Jobs talking about Sculley and the importance of working with the right people. The video also got the attention of Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk who reshared the two-decade-old clip of the Apple founder, agreeing with his ideology.

While sharing the clip on his X handle, Musk wrote, “Precisely,” suggesting that he agrees with Steve Jobs’ opinion. Notably, Elon Musk has time and again expressed his admiration for the late Apple co-founder. Back in 2021, he also wished that he had an opportunity to talk to him.

Talking about the video, Steve Jobs in a 1995 interview shared how John Sculley got a disease of thinking that a real idea is 90 per cent of the work and not the process of making it work. “One of the things that really hurt Apple was after I left, John Sculley got a very serious disease, and that disease… I’ve seen other people get it, too. It’s the disease of thinking that a really great idea is 90% of the work,” he said.

Highlighting the importance of craftsmanship, he added, “There is just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a great product. And as you evolve that great idea, it changes and grows because you learn a lot more as you get into the subtleties of it. There are tremendous tradeoffs that you have to make.”

Further in the video, Steve Jobs also highlighted the importance of working with the right people in the team and gave an example of an old man whom he met as a young kid.

Social media users also reacted to the video, with many agreeing with Steve Jobs’ viewpoints. A user wrote, “Ideas are nice. Execution gives them substance,” while another one commented, “Apple was never the same after Steve Jobs dįed. Now they’re all about incrementalism instead of innovation. Plus, they’ve gone woke.” “Everyone has a great idea but very few people have great execution, that’s the difference between success and failure,” another user wrote.