My 2015 Interview With ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ Authors Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli

Ten years ago I played two small roles in the release of the aforelinked Becoming Steve Jobs. First, I got to announce the book here at Daring Fireball, after having been sent an advance copy a few weeks earlier. My praise for the book then was glowing, but in hindsight, I think I undersold just how good — and how essential — it is. At the time of its launch, the book remained in the shadow of Walter Isaacson’s Jobs biography. Ten years later, I refer back to Becoming Steve Jobs regularly; Isaacson’s book almost never.

Second, the SoHo Apple Store in New York hosted a “Meet the Authors” event, and I had the pleasure of playing host for the interview. It’s still available, both as video and audio. And as I wrote at the time, “I’m kind of proud that it got flagged as ‘explicit’ — but that was Bill Gates’s fault.”

★ Monday, 17 March 2025