Following reports of Apple’s cutthroat tactics with potential UK wireless carriers, Steve Jobs said a great quote about corporate partnerships.
“Partnerships take a lot of work – you want to go out on a few dates before you get married. Yes, we dated a few people but didn’t get married… and so there were a few unhappy girlfriends out there.”
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6 responses to “Jobs on Partnerships: “Date Before You Marry””
Steve Jobs is my hero!
Man, why didn’t I have a guy like SJ around when I was in high school? He seems friendly….and loose!
Girl: *sob* “Why are you breaking up with me?!”
Me: “It’s just good business sense, baby”