The Talk Show With John Gruber

339: ‘2006: Hard Work’, With Ken Kocienda

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Special guest Ken Kocienda, author of Creative Selection, joins the show to talk about his years at Apple and the creation of the original iPhone.

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    • Links:

    • Up Spell — Ken’s iOS word game.
    • “Wallaby” iPhone prototype hardware.
    • Steve Jobs’s quote on the wall outside Town Hall at Infinite Loop: “If you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on for it too long. Just figure out what’s next.”
    • Kim Scott’s books: Radical Candor and Just Work.
    • DF’s 15-year anniversary post, with word counts.
    • Stephen King’s On Writing.
    • Andy Hertzfeld’s history of the original Mac:
      • Folklore.org
    • Revolution in the Valley
    • Humane — The totally secret startup where Ken is now working.
    • Job openings at Humane.

      • This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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