Sanchez, Chorina M.

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Reaction Paper of Pirates of Silicon Valley

Steve Jobs a jazz musician who relied on his innate creativity and used his lack of formal
training to his advantage rather than disadvantage. Most people thought his vision of building a
computer for everyday use was ridiculous at the time. Furthermore, IBM laughed at the idea,
even questioning why an ordinary person would need a computer. Eventually, despite being
rejected by investors and ridiculed for his ideas, Apple and the Macintosh were born in his
garage. Jobs believed in closed-systems or fully-integrated systems, which meant that the
computer, software, and all connected devices and peripherals were designed by the same
company. This belief is what gives Apple products their distinct appearance, as well as why
Apple products complement each other so well. Jobs' internal innovation process was successful
because he possessed technological expertise, a clear vision that guided him to success, and a
supportive team willing to work late nights and long days to make this vision a reality. Steve
Jobs is passionate about what he is doing to himself. He aspires to be a successful technopreneur
in the future. He went out of his way to achieve his goals. He takes chances with his passion.
Steve Jobs takes the risk of seizing all of the opportunities for success that come his way. He is a
risk taker due to his determination. He concentrates on what he desires. As we can see in the
film, he did everything he could from the start to ensure the success of his first computer.
Bill Gates' internal innovation process began with the assistance of his friend Paul, who
assisted him in writing computer code. They eventually dropped out of Harvard to pursue their
programming passion, and the invention of BASIC gave birth to a new vision. MITS signed
them, and they persuaded competitors IBM, Xerox, and Apple that they needed his expertise to
write code for their computers. Once Gates gained access to new code and ideas at Apple, he
began to believe that he could do it better than Jobs. He was able to infiltrate and escape with
Apple's operating system. Furthermore, by stealing his competitors' operating systems, he gained
sufficient knowledge and expertise to launch his own company, Microsoft. It appears that Gates
was more disorganized than Jobs in terms of proper preparation. He had an incomplete operating
system until he stole code from other systems such as Xerox and Apple. As a result, Bill Gates'
internal innovation process was largely based on replicating other companies code. Despite the
fact that this was a dishonest plan, he succeeded by duping his competitors and eventually joined
Apple's team, keeping his project hidden on the side. The Microsoft model resulted from
imitating his competitors. Bill Gates persuaded his competitors that they required his skills, and
in exchange he gained invaluable knowledge. He did not crumble under pressure and remained
humble throughout his success, ultimately taking advantage of his competitors and coming out
on top. Bill Gates became the best technopreneur because he has the attitude to be a leader or a
good leader to anyone. Bill Gates manages all of the circumstances in which he has struggled
because he aspires to be a great successor in history. Bill Gates is an excellent leader because he
demonstrates to his friends and colleagues the importance of matter in all things.