Foreword
by Marc Andreessen ix
Preface to the Paperback Edition xvi
Authors' Note xix
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 Steve Jobs in the Garden of Allah 17
Chapter 2 "I Didn't Want to Be a Businessman" 44
Chapter 3 Breakthrough and Breakdown 62
Chapter 4 What's Next? 93
Chapter 5 A Side Bet 130
Chapter 6 Bill Gates Pays a Visit 147
Chapter 7 Luck 164
Chapter 8 Bozos, Bastards, and Keepers 183
Chapter 9 Maybe They Had to Be Crazy 215
Chapter 10 Following Your Nose 249
Chapter 11 Do Your Level Best 275
Chapter 12 Two Decisions 294
Chapter 13 Stanford 313
Chapter 14 A Safe Haven for Pixar 328
Chapter 15 The Whole Widget 347
Chapter 16 Blind Spots, Grudges, and Sharp Elbows 366
Chapter 17 "Just Tell Them I'm Being an Asshole" 386
Source Notes 413
Bibliography 426
Acknowledgments 431
Index 434