'SPAC King' Chamath Palihapitiya Reveals He Was Interviewed By Steve Jobs And Almost Became Head Of IPhone: 'I Was Like A Believer Meeting Jesus'
'SPAC King' Chamath Palihapitiya Reveals He Was Interviewed By Steve Jobs And Almost Became Head Of IPhone: 'I Was Like A Believer Meeting Jesus'
Silicon Valley veteran Chamath Palihapitiya, known as the "SPAC King" for his use of special purpose acquisition companies, recently shared a surprising story on the All-In Podcast. Palihapitiya, who left Facebook in 2011, revealed he almost became the head of iPhone at Apple after interviewing with the iconic Steve Jobs.
硅谷資深人士查馬斯·帕利哈皮蒂亞（Chamath Palihapitiya）因使用特殊目的收購公司而被稱爲 “SPAC之王”，他最近在All-In Podcast上分享了一個令人驚訝的故事。2011年離開Facebook的帕利哈皮蒂亞在接受了標誌性人物史蒂夫·喬布斯採訪後透露，他差點成爲蘋果iPhone的負責人。
What Happened: Palihapitiya was reminiscing about his early days at Winamp, where he spearheaded a visionary 99-cent music download store concept. While the idea impressed big names, Palihapitiya said owner AOL's internal politics stalled the project. Nine months later, iTunes launched a similar service, which he believed showcased Apple's superior execution.
發生了什麼：帕利哈皮蒂亞回憶起他在Winamp的早年時光，在那裏他帶頭創立了一個富有遠見的99美分音樂下載商店概念。儘管這個想法給知名人士留下了深刻的印象，但帕利哈皮蒂亞說，所有者美國在線的內部政治使該項目停滯不前。九個月後，iTunes推出了一項類似的服務，他認爲這展示了蘋果的卓越執行力。
This anecdote transitioned into a bombshell revelation. Palihapitiya hesitantly shared that upon leaving Facebook in 2011, he interviewed for a job at Apple — specifically, the rumored head of iPhone role.
這個軼事變成了重磅炸彈的啓示。帕利哈皮蒂亞猶豫地分享說，在2011年離開Facebook時，他在蘋果面試了一份工作，特別是傳聞中的iPhone負責人的職位。
"And I was adamant that I would never work for anybody until I heard it was Steve Jobs. And I was like, I will do whatever he says," Palihapitiya said. "I would have driven his car."
“在我聽說是史蒂夫·喬布斯之前，我堅稱我永遠不會爲任何人工作。我當時想，無論他說什麼我都會做，” 帕利哈皮蒂亞說。“我本來會開他的車的。”
A Small Twist: The venture capitalist said he would not get into the details of the interview rounds and the "process died" once it emerged that Jobs was not going to be CEO anymore, and Palihapitiya would end up reporting to Tim Cook. "They said I wasn't a good cultural fit for Apple in the new era," he said.
小轉折：這位風險投資家表示，他不會透露各輪面試的細節，一旦得知喬布斯將不再擔任首席執行官，“過程就結束了”，而帕利哈皮蒂亞最終將向蒂姆·庫克彙報。他說：“他們說我不適合新時代的蘋果文化。”
"So then I went and I started Social Capital, but that was my only job interview that I had when I was leaving Facebook," Palihapitiya said. "I was like a kid meeting his, I don't even want to call it 'idol.' I think I was like a believer meeting Jesus. That's how it felt."
帕利哈皮蒂亞說：“於是我去創辦了社交資本，但那是我離開Facebook時唯一一次的求職面試。”“我就像個孩子遇見他，我甚至不想稱它爲'偶像'。我想我就像一個信徒遇見耶穌。就是這樣的感覺。”
The Twilight Of The Jobs Era: It's important to note that 2011 was a significant year for Apple. Jobs, battling health issues, was nearing the end of his tenure as CEO. While details remain private, the interview process likely coincided with Jobs' decision to hand over the reins to Cook, a shift that would significantly impact Apple's leadership structure.
就業時代的暮光之城：值得注意的是，2011年對蘋果來說是重要的一年。與健康問題作鬥爭的喬布斯作爲首席執行官的任期已接近尾聲。儘管細節仍然保密，但面試過程可能恰逢喬布斯決定將控制權移交給庫克，這一轉變將對蘋果的領導結構產生重大影響。
Palihapitiya's Facebook Years: Palihapitiya joined Facebook in 2007 (the same year when the iPhone was launched) when it was a little over three years old, rising to become a prominent figure who led projects such as Facebook Home and Facebook Phone — which Palihapitiya had said would have "been an Apple iPhone-like moment."
帕利哈皮蒂亞的Facebook歲月：帕利哈皮蒂亞於2007年（iPhone推出的同年）加入Facebook，當時它才三年多，後來成爲領導Facebook Home和Facebook Phone等項目的傑出人物——帕利哈皮蒂亞曾說過 “這將是一個像蘋果iPhone一樣的時刻”。
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