CHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)
Computer History Museum
Why leaders watch it
A software chief recounts how Apple built the iPhone under secrecy and pressure, with lessons on leading an ambitious product team.
Second half of a 2017 Computer History Museum live event in which former Apple software chief Scott Forstall is interviewed by John Markoff about creating the original iPhone. He tells stories about Steve Jobs and the team and the origins of the iPhone software.
Takeaways
- Secrecy and small teams focused the iPhone effort
- Demanding leadership drove a very hard product
- Product vision survived intense internal tradeoffs
Topics: Product leadership, Company case studies, Historic leaders & pioneers
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