Some read the Steve Jobs biography and view it as (A) a validation of their personal theory of themselves as immortal gods. Others view it as (B) a check on their potentially destructive and divisive behavior.<p>How your founder interprets the book will have an enormous influence on your personal happiness in the next few months. I hope, for your sake, that your founder is more B than A.
Or there is an option C, where you learn from both the good and bad parts.<p>In a lot of regards, it's inspirational. For example, his openness to new experiences and how experiences later found themselves as inspiration. Nobody can say that openness to novel experiences is a bad thing and I also know a lot of people who are closed like a book. The book is full of these stories which we can use to help better ourselves.<p>On the flip side, some of the abuse people had to deal with is not right and this is how you shouldn't be treating people - regardless of whether you're a genius. We're still bettering ourselves though.<p>Either way you look at it, it's still an interesting read.