How Walt Mossberg Built A Deep Relationship With Steve Jobs

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Alex Kantrowitz

Technology, Religion & Spirituality, Business News, Business, Religion, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Politics, News Commentary, Government, Investing, Tech News, Social Sciences, News

4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Walt Mossberg is a legendary tech journalist and longtime columnist for the Wall Street Journal. This is a preview of our premium Big Tech War Stories Podcast where Mossberg joins to discuss how he formed connections with industry titans like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos, and what drove their thinking and strategies. In this preview we cover Jobs, discussing his optimism, focus, and unending curiosity that led to long hours of conversation with Mossberg via phone. We also discuss the relationship between the tech industry and the press, where Mossberg has some interesting thoughts, and even some optimism of his own. To listen to the full episode, go to bigtechnology.com if you're a paid subscriber, or upgrade here.

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0:00.0	Big Tech War Stories is my premium podcast for Big Technology subscribers.
0:04.5	The show looks back at big moments in tech and speaks with the people who were there about how it all went down.
0:11.0	This week I have legendary journalist Walt Mossberg on the show and wanted to share the first half with you here,
0:18.0	where he talks about his relationship with Steve Jobs.
0:21.1	It's just too good to keep off this feed.
0:23.6	For the second half featuring Bezos and Gates, head to bigtechnology.com and sign up for a
0:28.8	premium membership or use the coupon code in the show notes below.
0:32.7	And now Big Tech War Stories with Walt Mossberg.
0:40.3	Jobs, Gates, and Bezos. These are the names that established the modern tech industry, and Walt Mossberg built deep relationships with them all.
0:46.6	A legendary Wall Street Journal reporter who established All Things D and then recode with
0:51.8	Kara Swisher, Mossberg had the ear of these tech titans, writing
0:56.1	an influential column they knew which shaped the public's perception of their products.
1:01.7	And so in this crucial position, Mosberg began to learn what made them tick, and indeed what
1:07.7	drove the tech giants to their success.
1:10.7	Today on Big Tech War Stories, we speak with Mosberg,
1:13.9	but how he built those relationships with these top CEOs,
1:17.6	what they were like off camera,
1:19.5	and what exactly propelled them to dominate the industry.
1:23.2	And with that, I want to welcome Walt to the show.
1:26.3	Walt, welcome.
1:27.6	Thanks for having me, Alex.
1:29.5	So let's start with Steve Jobs.
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