Did I miss anything? Two giant successes, two different hiring processes. He reminds me of a bad Prof I had that would lean over the projector when giving notes so you could only see parts of what he wrote. By giving employees stock options, it tied Gates’ incentives to his workers. He didn't share his passion for developing through his ideas alone. 1 2 3. Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talks about the traits he envied in the late Steve Jobs in a recent podcast interview. Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple while Bill Gates was the founder of Microsoft. It shouldn't really matter that one is a product launch. You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. So who did it better? Gates, conversely, tabbed Steve Ballmer to replace him as CEO in 2000. Bill Gates ' net worth is about 10 times that of Steve Jobs. Jobs was also fired from his own company at one point. And now after Steve Jobs is dead, Gates is certainly richer. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator. It's awful. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new. The reason for the difference? Una puntata biografica sui due personaggi-simbolo di quella rivoluzione informatica che ha caratterizzato il passaggio tra il vecchio e il nuovo secolo. 3. Tags: bill, gates, jobs, launch, powerpoint, presentation, product, public, skills, speaking, More…steve, Share !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); For some ridiculous reason the lights go dim over him so you can’t see him at (0.38). They're both displaying their products to the masses. If you are representing a commercial entity, please see the specific guidelines on your participation. But history will show that Bill Gates had a greater impact. The presentation has great visuals and a split screen so you can see both him and the presentation. However, although this isn’t directly related to hiring, we love Gates’ compensation plan. Just my opinion though. Gates grew richer, becoming the wealthiest man in the world, while Jobs touched more industries, including movies, music, TV and phones. This is similar to what Zuckerberg did to his first partner. During the hiring process, Jobs focused on finding people who share Apple’s vision, who were innovative and, most importantly of all, loved what they were going to be hired for. That was a big let down. While Microsoft is still a successful company, it became much less innovative under Ballmer and fell behind in key areas like smartphones andtablets. Nel corso di oltre 30 anni i due sono passati dall’essere cauti alleati ad acerrimi rivali , fino a quasi amici – a volte sono stati tutte e tre le cose allo stesso tempo. What’s next that’s better? The actual hiring process at Apple is unique, as the first-round interview is often a group interview, where 25 candidates are considered. “I noticed that the dynamic range between what an average person could accomplish and what the best person could accomplish was 50 or 100 to 1,” Jobs said. Overall I would say it seems like he tried hard so I will give him a 6.5/10. I read the book by Steve Wozniak called "iWoz" about the development of the company (great book btw). He starts by setting up the dilemma: many people have either a smart phone and/or laptop. I think Apple produces products which are esthetically pleasing and work smoothly. Things were certainly different as you point out. Just for fun I thought I would examine the public speaking skills of two of the most well known tech CEOs, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates  (however Gates is no longer the CEO of Microsoft). Steve Jobs was not always this good. Public speaking is a skill that is developed through practice. One thing about Jobs’ strategy is that it was more compressive than Gates, in that it put more of an emphasis on soft skills. Between these two charismatic pioneer of the consumer electronics revolution who is your favorite, Steve Jobs or Bill Gates? Top Answer. Overall I think this is 10/10 and it’s no wonder they’ve sold millions of iPads. According to Forbes' March 2010 issue, Bill Gates is the second richest man in the world, worth 53 Billion dollars. All I'm saying is Jobs is a great presenter and I wanted to outline reasons why. (In fact, too many years is seen as a detrainment.). This is one of the many reasons I like to watch TED videos whenever I can. Who is better Steve Jobs or Bill Gates? And, at Microsoft, the primary skill was intelligence. Bill Gates. Even though Bill Gates and Steve Jobs started massively successful technology companies, Gates' wealth ultimately exceeded Jobs' by a factor of six. 2. Although in the new book by Paul Allen he says explicitly that Gates pushed him out of the company and tried to find ways to dilute his ownership. I expect them to be very intelligent, great evangelists for their products and along with that great public speakers. Unlike Steve Jobs who just hoards and makes his crappy, overpriced products a cause of bankruptcy and incapable with anything non-apple and unupgradable. Your comment may not appear immediately. You are right. Cook has been solidif not spectacular, as Apple continues to be one of the most successful and innovative companies in America. In this case I think Apple has the better speaker, better technology and better products. This article was written for Business 2 Community by Paul Petrone.Learn more about writing for B2C, Hello, I'm Paul Petrone, communications manager at VoiceGlance. Have a look at each short video and tell me what you think and see in their style and effectiveness. (Probably Gates). Differences Between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates 1. Terms of Service. We buy what WE need and prefer, what's best for us as individuals... that's what's important, not comparing who's smarter, or who likes what best, or any other contrived, bogus fact. The group interviews are a good example of that, as people are really screened on how they interact with others. I will let his style speak for itself. Bill Gates was driven by numbers, equations, and … (Probably Jobs). These are all common things which people will do everyday so he shows them how cool it is to do it on the iPad. Any thoughts? “Phenomenal”, “Works like a dream” etc. So who did it better? He may not be everyone’s cup of tea but Tesla CEO Elon Musk has quite a fan following. It’s awful and not exciting at all. Bill Gates, regardless of $'s, rides on Steve Jobs' coat tails as far as I'm concerned, and markets and sells a superior product by far. He never delegated the task, conducting over 5,000 interviews himself, as he believed there was a huge difference between the very best and the pretty good. And he was never in it for the money. If you look at early Apple videos he was geeky and aloof. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. All Rights Reserved. One thing they realize is that while there may be 1000 people watching in the auditorium, there will be MILLIONS watching on video and replays (like us) so they set it up to optimize for video. Jobs was a business genius. To be fair, I have uploaded product launches that each CEO has done in the past. Uncategorized — Gates vs. Jobs: who is the good guy? People ask, who was more innovative? Honestly, neither are programmers any more. They are known for producing buggy, ugly and cumbersome products (Windows and Sharepoint are good examples of that). What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, capitalism, and good-guy appeal have in common … Matt Mondok - Jan 27, 2006 4:44 am UTC He goes on to explain, why you need an iPad, before even mentioning iPad. Asked by Wiki User. Steve Jobs could not incur much profits and also went in debts because of his futuristic inventions while Bill Gates gained a pool of profits and became one of the richest man in the world and the chairman of Microsoft. What the heck? That aligned their motives with his, and ultimately resulted in Microsoft creating approximately 10,000 millionaires. “Steve Jobs was always more of a natural at that,” Gates tells WSJ about Jobs’ public speaking abilities, which Gates says allowed Jobs to sell people on any product, even a subpar one. Background. Steve Jobs was not a one-trick pony. An obvious example of how paying people more can actually make companies more money. The two men are among the most successful entrepreneurs of the past fifty years. Good points. Well, without further ado, we’ll break down the way both men hired, and then determine a winner. Yes! He makes his products affordable and compatible with everything and he donates a lot to charity. Steve Jobs, on the other hand, came from humble beginnings and he was adopted. If he’s not confident about the product (and maybe with good reason) then why should I be??? Steve Jobs has become synonymous with great presentations. He stands in front of the screen blocking what people SHOULD be seeing. In fact there have been books written about his presentation style, like “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs“. Bill Gates e Steve Jobs non sono mai andati molto d’accordo. So true, thanks for posting. But who hired better? Obviously, both Gates and Jobs were great at just about everything, including hiring, or else they wouldn’t be the successes they are today. Wiki User Answered . Comment your score below Take this quiz! 2012-06-25 14:20:31 2012-06-25 14:20:31. they are both great. Steve Jobs had a very futuristic approach towards his inventions and thought about the future whereas Bill Gates had a very realistic approach and thought about the present. Who had a better business mind? The candidates that pass through then generally have to go through two more traditional interviews before finally getting the job. Again, for high-end positions, Jobs himself would be involved in the last interview. This is a small piece from the launch of the first iPad. Founding Companies . But, gun to our head, largely because of the Cook decision alone, the edge goes to Jobs. Maybe not his fault but he should have coordinated this with the lighting people. If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago? As quoted in PC Magazine, Gladwell thinks that 50 years from now Steve Jobs will be no more than a minor footnote in the pages of history; Bill Gates, on the other hand, may well have statues erected in his honor in countries around the globe. I have some comments below each video, but please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom and also vote in the poll. Who Said It: Steve Jobs or Bill Gates? The two men are among the most successful entrepreneurs of the past fifty years. Millennials Are Not Job-Hopping (And That’s A Bad Thing), Why Allowing Telecommuting Is (And Isn’t) A Good Idea, The New, Essential Quality To Look For While Hiring, Image: Positioning: 5 Strategies to Stand Out From Your Competitors, Image: Key Personality Types That Work Well Together, Image: Key Activities and Your Business Model, Image: Reply Email Samples for Different Situations (Several Examples), Image: 10 Employee Feedback Examples and How to Use Them. Steve has charisma and the new business man character, where as Bill gates was a programmer, and is more of the old style business man. © 2020   Created by Steve Hargadon. They should have their 'A' game on.I could have used almost any Gates video and the result would have been the same. MORE: Why Only Apple Can Promise a Better Experience to Customers Every Year And for that reason his memory will be with us 50 years from now, 100 years from now and maybe more. Well, for that we have to look at their most important hire, the people who replaced them. Steve Jobs talents were considerable, and his impact enormous. Jobs had Tim Cook replace him as CEO when he died in 2011. Bill Gates came from an upper-middle-class family. Interviews at Microsoft included incredibly difficult riddles to gauge intelligence. Also, he is sort of insane (but so are we, so who’s to judge). VoiceGlance is a cloud-based hiring tool used by forward-thinking companies to hire smarter, instead of harder. My blog post is more about trying to emulate the characteristics of Jobs and be aware of the shortcomings of Gates. Bill Gates has always been richer. To vote in the poll and check out my blog click here - http://bit.ly/fn0A43. That led to both becoming very rich. He made computers usable and elegant, rather than forbidding and awkward. I suppose I expect a lot from the CEO’s of large corporations (especially successful and innovative ones). In other words, he put a lot of emphasis on soft skills, instead of just the skill of the candidate. After all, both men weren’t just superstars by themselves, they had teams of people who helped push their companies forward. specific guidelines on your participation, He starts well by speaking in a paced way using action words. This should be them putting on their best show since they’re unveiling important new products for sale. “A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.”. My comments are below the video. The presentation matches his words and flows from one experience to another. A poll by Dibyayan_Chakravorty. So who was better at identifying and bringing on top talent? His style is consistently poor while Jobs is consistently strong. He uses power words throughout without sounding like a cheap salesman. Rather, Jobs and his team invented things that changed the world. Those payouts obviously didn’t hurt Gates either, considering that he became the richest man in the world. There, Apple employees look for leaders out of that 25, while eliminating the wallflowers. Just for fun I thought I would examine the public speaking skills of two of the most well known tech CEOs, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates (however Gates is no longer the CEO of Microsoft). Credit: Magnus Manske, Wikipedia Commons. Answer. Learn more here.… View full profile ›. I have no experience with some of the products you mentioned so I can't comment on every product line. I want to be clear that I wasn't saying that Apple is a better company because Jobs is better speaker. Powered by, Badges  |  Here's why. Ruined the whole presentation for me at (0.54 ) when he started his demo and said “MAKES ME WORRIED”. One genius move by Gates was that Microsoft couldn’t pay the same high salaries as his competitors in the early years, so he offered them stock options. The two men have always been compared to each other, as both men were born in 1955 and have competed against each other as they rose to success. He built a company like no other. Report an Issue  |  It seems that he was pushed out gradually by the business-man Jobs, which is disgusting. True. Not good. I expect them to be very intelligent, great evangelists for their products and along with that great public speakers. Gates, at his foundation now, talks about skill-based hiring. While Elon Musk and Steve Jobs contributed important innovations to society, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that the way they operate is pretty different, in an interview with Bloomberg. Steve Jobs who was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on the 24th of February 1955 is well known as the co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer; in contrast, Bill Gates born in Seattle, Washington on the 28th of October 1955 is best known for the creation of the Windows operating system, as well as being the co-founder and current Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft. Practice makes perfect and watching great speakers is very helpful. Steve Jobs e il suo 'rivale' Bill Gates, a metà degli Anni Settanta, hanno inaugurato l'era del computer continuando, nelle decadi successive, a sfidarsi tra loro in un duello di mosse e invenzioni a sorpresa. Steve Jobs never programmed, he is the person behind the ideas, or he used to be. A new product needs to create buzz in the media and general public for it to be successful. He was, therefore, self-made. When Gates was around at Microsoft, candidates didn’t go on job interviews. Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates is the twenty-first installment of Epic Rap Battles of History and the sixth episode of Season 2.It features the late co-founder and two-time CEO of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, rapping against Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates, along with a third-party entry from the sentient computer antagonist of 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL 9000. © Business 2 Community. If you can't make it good, at least make it look good. In other words, he doesn’t care what school you went to or how many years of experience. Poll: Face-Off: Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates. Instead, he focuses on if you have the skills to do the job. Microsoft does not. Tweet. And Gates was opposed to hiring people with too much experience, preferring candidates with brilliant, untrained minds who would be known as “little Bills”. I suppose I am referring to the quality of what the company produce versus head to head comparisons. Mindset. But here's the thing... to each his own. Bill Gates' presentation is to a group of influencers and should have been the best he can do. Who do you think is the better innovator, Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? One of the biggest differences with Bill Gates from Steve Jobs is he was not as creative as Steve. Discuss the poll here. Our comments are moderated. Join over 100,000 of your peers and receive our weekly newsletter which features the top trends, news and expert analysis to help keep you ahead of the curve. You want to find things using Google Maps, type your emails, go through photos etc. Jobs put a premium on hiring, as he believed “hiring the best” was the most important job of a manager. 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