Steve Jobs Tribute Live Like We're Dying

No one ever said he was a saint. He was however, one of the most inspiring and important individuals in modern history. His philosophy and way of life should be an example for us all. If that makes him a saint, then so be it. But suggesting that we shouldn't stop and think about Steve's life, his impact on the entire world, and what he stood for is just wrong.


Daniel Rakhamimov · Top Commenter · CUNY Baruch
Steve S I haven't said "we shouldn't stop and think about Steve's life". In fact, we stopped and thought about his life TOO much already to a point where he's a god-like figure. Anyone who was really inspired by SJ, was inspired by his way of life when he was alive, and appreciated it then as much as they do now. Nothing changed because he died. Why are people now making him into a saint?


Gerald Pan · UCLA
I don't want to #LiveLikeSteve - that's terrible advice. I'd rather #LiveLikeMe.


Ted Fey · Top Commenter
Why the hash tag? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7VJpSiPA6I&feature=feedu


Alessandro Santini · Works at Hewlett-Packard
I totally agree. After all, it was one of Steve's advices: don't live someone's life.


Ted Fey · Top Commenter
Alessandro Santini did you read the article?


Andrew MacDonald · Top Commenter · Concert Photographer at GIGATUDE
The minute Steve mentioned in his Keynote earlier this year that he had a liver transplant, and that he wished others to consider becoming a donor, the very next day I went and signed up to donate all of my organs in the event I die. I also committed to giving blood regularly, and have continued to do so.

I know that isn't much in comparison to what Steve gave the world, but I hope that my contribution helps somebody less fortunate than myself. Thanks for everything, Steve, and RIP.


Micah Baldwin · Top Commenter · CEO and Chief Community Caretaker at Graphicly
Well said Hunter. I hope the sentiment doesn't stop at technology, but is integrated into how people live their lives.


Rob Kennedy · Top Commenter
He was smart, passionate and above all else he was a case study in persistence.


Prithviraj Udayakumar · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
"Meet Steve Jobs" is one of things in my Bucket List, and the most important thing! Now that its never going to happen guess I need to change it to "Live Like Steve".

Kumud Ajmani · Engineer at ASRC Aerospace/NASA
Like I said on twitter Oct 6th ~.
The tragedy is not in the dying. The tragedy is in not living the vision. #SteveJobs lived his. Live yours.


Blake J. Graham · Top Commenter · Notre Dame, Indiana
Jobs wasn't a saint, but he was a visionary. The take away is that it's our turn to act. Who will have the chutzpah to challenge every technical question with a philosophical answer? That was my personal impression (wrote about it here: http://goo.gl/SHUoI) and how I would recommend those who don't necessarily want to #LiveLikeSteve, to perceive his passing.


David Gildeh
How do you add a clickable URL on comments?!

Ray Ross
Put http:// in front of it.

Hariharan Balakrishnan · Top Commenter · Bangalore, India
Ray Ross CM Punk rules :-)


Amy Benton Bradley-Hole · Little Rock, Arkansas
Great post. I've been dismayed at how uncreative and unoriginal all the tribute posts have been. I decided to #LiveLikeSteve by trying to make mine a bit different, a little less boring (like yours). http://www.freakyperfect.com/2011/10/sweet-dreams-steve-jobs.html


Ryan Lee · UCLA
Wonderful post. Jobs not only asked difficult questions, be he executed on them. He worked his ass off and never gave up. His work ethic, vision, attention to detail and commitment to excellence will stand as his greatest achievements. Simple ideas are often the most difficult ones to see through.
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Steve S · Top Commenter · Carnegie Mellon
I'm printing this post so I can hang it on my (real) wall.


Cameron Burgess
I find this article to be right on the money; steve jobs was not the messiah, and there is nothing to that in this article; it simply suggest that if you found him to be inspiring - ESPECIALLY if you're in the technology community - then you should hold yourself to the same standards of design thinking that he did.

job's design rationale was, at its core, thoroughly humanist; it's easy to criticise, and especially easy to look at the not-insignificant issues with the manufacturing process for ALL modern electronics; it's much harder to hold both-ends and the-middle and accept that these tools have become integral to a modern way of life whether we like it or not.

jobs offered us well-designed, highly-performing and distruptive technologies that revolutionsed the modern landscape; further, he ensured that our use of these tools...See More


Johny Miric · Top Commenter · Hamburg, Germany
I like Steve Jobs a lot and I adore Apple products but I have to say that my main goal in life will be to succeed in something he failed the most, to live much, much longer than 56. The point is that regardless all his money and knowledge, the technology failed to save his life and I personally find this part the most challenging. I'm sure he would give all his money, fame and success to be able to spend another 50 years with his family. So, #livelikesteve is applicable to certain extent but we shouldn't forget the parts where he and technology failed.


Fiona Mcloughlin · Voluntary at E Rejuvenation Centre
Apparently he was total control freak and didn't relax.....history


Johny Miric · Top Commenter · Hamburg, Germany
Fiona Mcloughlin he was, typical liver problem guy


Dana Nicolescu
Nice approach. Let's be better! :) About your #LiveLikeSteve plan: you better cut the 10 years down and update your wishes from time to time. Because of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DnCriA8Ox50.
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Adrian Scott · Top Commenter · CEO & Founder at CoderBuddy
I am looking for the next Pixar to buy from George Lucas... ;)... But seriously, nice post... I think there is something in this programming stuff though too ;).
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Paul Amerigo Pajo · Mandaluyong
1. do a lean startup 2. avoid the temptation of market research while doing #1 3. run a 100 miles within 24 hours.
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Kiran Chowdary Kundanagurthy
Do one thing, give him a noble prize, I will accept what all you say. Stupid. Stop the non-sense. Steve job is not a great inventor. He should be remembered only for one line - "Think different". Not more than that. If you analyze the products he gave to the world, he did just that and only that. He cannot be compared with Edison as some bullshit writer wrote or Einstein. Did Steve Jobs invent the WiFi/3G/Cloud computing/DirectX/Java/Flash/.Net or any other underlying technologies that made his own products successful. No he just thought different. The point is, he was made genius out of it, as any other CEO could not do it may be they were sleeping or overconfident about their share of market. Now stop making Steve Jobs a great inventor.
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Lee Lloyd · Top Commenter · Owner at Neotenic Digital
I think you are confusing Steve Jobs with the other guy who died of pancreatic cancer the same week, Ralph Steinman. You know, the guy who won the Nobel prize for his groundbreaking research on his own cancer, that might one day help cure the disease, as opposed to the rich corporate executive who lied to his shareholders about having a special type of pancreatic cancer that wasn't fatal, to keep his share price from tanking. But sure, I guess it makes perfect sense to honor Steve Jobs by doing things he never did, like donating to charity, or giving, instead of taking, an organ.
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Mayank Verma · Works at Brocade Communications
I had a dream since childhood that I will start a company one day and sell it to APPLE... The motivation as a child was not to make money but was to get the opportunity to shake hands with Steve... But as with most of us I lost track of it because "Life happened"... but on Oct 5th I realized that I missed on my dream which will now will never become true.... So one the same lines as this post and inspired by steve, I have decided to hold on to my Eulogy for Steve until they day I start the company.. Rather then just being inspired by his words I am going to apply it...
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Derek Marler · Shasta High
Well if you want to apply his words, then you shouldn't make it a focus or a dream to make a company that is then acquired by Apple. You should make a company cause you want to challenge the problems we all face. I'm sure Steve wanted to meet certain people but that wouldn't have been his route due to his own visionary needs. I mean, he was removed from Apple around 1985 cause he wanted his visions/decisions to be the business strategy.

Point is, you need to 'start a company' for the purpose of starting a company; to solve problems and do what you love. Hell, even as Steve Jobs (indirectly) stated this in his Stanford speech.
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Mayank Verma · Works at Brocade Communications
Derek Marler Yes... I understand that now as an Adult but I was talking about when I was a child...
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Decibel Places · Web Developer and Project Manager at Netsperience
Steve Jobs certainly would agree that life is what you make it, and John Lennon (whose 71st birthday was on 10/9/2011) would add "Life is what happens while you're making other plans" which acknowledges the uncertainty of what may happen, but the importance of having plans and goals and dreams, and the certainty that life will take its course.
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Gytis Labasauskas
Great great initiative. Actually, Steve Jobs is the reason why I've chosen my life's path several years ago and his influence on my worldview is undeniable. People tend to worship him for his inventions, but not what he and his life stands for: joy of life and overwhelming passion for what you do.
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Kugler Mag
Steve was great, but try to not focus on your job, assure and improve the quality of your software, check out testcompanies.com which is in beta now, and please send your feedback to info@testcompanies.com.
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Ciarán Norris · Top Commenter · Dublin, Ireland
I'd prefer a lot of people to #livelikegates and commit to helping charitable projects in unsexy areas like malaria; but Bill Gates never built shiny things, so it's unlikely that will happen.
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Sa Ma · Top Commenter · San Francisco, California
Now we know top execs at Google don't use their own Google Chrome laptops :) From this post to Sergey Brin's eulogy to Steve Jobs it's all about apple.
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David Wang · Top Commenter · University Of India
OMG Steve is back?
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Minh Hoang-Xuan · Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
http://www.goodbye-steve.com
Leave your messages, pictures or creations there.
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