Jobs was looking to sell his computer when he accidentally walked in on Friedland with his girlfriend during his college days at Reed. The two became friends and complimented each other; Jobs was more reserved and Friedland was outgoing. Friedland convinced Jobs to join him in a kind of hippie commu
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Steve eventually decided communal living was not for him after sleeping in the kitchen and watching people steal each other’s food in the night. Upon leaving the commune, though, Steve Jobs had the inspiration to name his company Apple.
The best advice she got, Lee said, came from Marissa Mayer when Lee considering taking a job at Google. Mayer said her own favorite choices had come when she followed the more difficult road. “’Are you learning, are you growing, are you challenging yourself?’†Lee recalled Mayer asking. “I always define my career in terms of that.â€
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