Vinod Khosla: Steve Jobs Wasn't Jerk, He Just Had Vision

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2012 · People & Blogs

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Vinod Khosla, a co-founder and former CEO of Sun Microsystems, argues that Steve Jobs' intolerant nature derived from his extreme vision for creating the best. According to Khosla, Jobs understood that despite someone being a "nice guy", you can't tolerate B-players.

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