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Last month, Mashable.com ran a piece on Steve Jobs and “20 Life Lessons“ we can learn from him.  The author of the piece, having just finished the lengthy biography, walked away (as many did) with mixed feelings about the man behind the story.

However, there’s not doubt that there’s much to take away from how Jobs ran his companies and how he viewed the customer.  Despite his perception among his peers and employees, as a creator he always sought excellence.

You can read the full list of 20 lessons at Mashable.com, but from a mobile/digital perspective here’s the ones that stood out to us:

1. Take Risks – You have to roll the dice to win.  In the fast moving world of technology, without failing some of the time, you will never truly succeed.  Combining vision with gut and experience might not always work, but without trying, you won’t succeed.
2. Follow Great With Great – Often times your “second act” will be more important than your first.  A single great product/development can be a fluke.  Real champs follow it up with something even better, and keep going from there.
3. Don’t Wait – Holding out on consumer/product enhancements because technology or marketing hasn’t caught up with the needs of your users will never be a winning position.  Set the bar, don’t try to match it.

There’s obviously much more to this list, but these are the ones that most stood out to us as we kick of a new year.  As you head into 2012 which of Jobs axioms hold true for you?  Feel free to share in the comments below.

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Apple, Future, Jobs, Mobile

Although many fans were disappointed with the announcement of the iPhone 4S and not the iPhone 5, more than 1 million consumers have ordered the latest phone in the first 24 hours.  First days sales for the iPhone 4S surpassed those of the iPhone 4 by over 400,000.

Full Article Here

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Apple, Jobs, sales

A lot has been said, and will be said by people more eloquent than me about the passing of Steve Jobs. There are many perceptions of him that have intensified over the years as he became a cult figure in our culture – genius, control freak, entertainer, hard-driving executive, perfectionist.

But perhaps the video below provides insight into Jobs in his own words – a famous speech he gave to the Stanford graduating class in 2005. I learned more about him in these 15 minutes than I did from all those Mac World presentations.

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Apple, Creativity, Jobs, Technology

Rachael King recently wrote a great piece for Business Week -“Hunting for Talent.”

“Tech jobs are one bright spot in the economy” says Jack Cullen, president of Modis, an IT staffing and recruiting firm.

Technology career website Dice.com tracks the cities with the biggest year-over-year growth in job listings.

Read on to see the cities with the most job growth and check out what city comes in at #2!

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Detroit, Jobs, Technology