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☆ Steve Jobs' former intern on why college grads should pay $50,000 to work with the best people
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Steve Jobs' former intern has some sage advice for college graduates: stop focusing on working for big companies and instead find the best people to work for. Chet Kapoor, chairman and CEO of generative AI company DataStax, has had an illustrious career in Silicon Valley. The Kolkata-born tech leader started out working at Steve Jobs' software company NeXT in 1986 and went on to become CEO of API management company Apigee which was acquired by Google in a $625 million deal in 2016. Kapoor said his experience observing Jobs played a role in shaping his leadership style. "I can attribute a large portion of my success to my first two or three years at NeXT," he added.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Chet Kapoor, Kapoor, Jobs Organizations: NeXT, Google, Jobs, CNBC Locations: Silicon Valley, Kolkata

☆ Steve Jobs' former intern reflects on working for the tech mogul: 'I worked 20 yards away from him every day'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As a teen, Chet Kapoor dreamed of working for tech mogul Steve Jobs. One day, that dream became a reality when Kapoor was hired as an intern at software company NeXT, founded by Jobs. "I was one step below the person that opened doors but that didn't matter because I worked 20 yards away from him [Jobs] every day." Kapoor made his mark in Silicon Valley as CEO of cloud software company Apigee, which was acquired by Google in a $625 million deal in 2016. However, he credits a lot of his success to his experience working as Jobs' intern in the early days.

Persons: Chet Kapoor, Steve Jobs, Kapoor, Steve, DataStax —, Jobs Organizations: NeXT, Jobs, CNBC, Google, IBM Locations: Silicon Valley

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