In June 2025, a claim that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs delivered a deathbed speech about the meaninglessness of wealth and material possessions resurfaced on social media.

The billionaire venture capitalist said a lot of Steve Jobs' genius came from his ability to argue about everything.

Almost 23 years ago, an employee at Apple described Steve Jobs to me as one of the world’s few “rock star CEOs.” At the time, I didn’t understand why anyone would talk about the head of a ...