Apple's next CEO John Ternus shares his favorite Steve Jobs story about the back of a drawer
SumitGup · x · 2026-09-11
John Ternus, widely viewed as Apple's next CEO, shared his favorite Steve Jobs story: while moving a chest of drawers, Jobs pulled it away from the wall to inspect the back — which the carpenter had finished as beautifully as the front, even though nobody would ever see it. A parable of Apple's obsession with invisible craftsmanship.
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