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Tim Cook tells how Steve Jobs recruited him to a rotting Apple
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Tim Cook tells how Steve Jobs recruited him to a rotting Apple

Allan Rose Hill
Oct 21, 2024
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In 1998 when Steve Jobs recruited current CEO Tim Cook to Apple, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. In this Wall Street Journal interview, Tim explains why he took a job there anyway.

Among other stories, he also reflects on his "first job as a paperboy and his first days working at IBM…his love for logistics, manuf…

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