Tripp Mickle is a technology reporter for The New York Times covering Apple. He previously covered the company for the Wall Street Journal, where he also wrote about Google and other Silicon Valley giants. He has appeared on CNBC and NPR, and previously worked as a sportswriter. He lives with his wife and German shorthaired pointer in San Francisco.
"An engrossing narrative that's impressively reported--a true
journalistic achievement in light of Apple's culture of
secrecy--After Steve takes readers deep inside the monolithic
company." -- Washington Post"Mickle builds a dense, granular mosaic
of the firm's trials and triumphs, showing us how Apple, built on
Ive's successes in the 2000s, became Cook's company in the 2010s.
The book is an amazingly detailed portrait of the permanent tension
between strategy and luck: Companies make their own history, but
they do not make it as they please." -- New York Times"Mickle's
reporting is tremendous: He documents the life stories of both men
and goes super deep on how they carried on at Apple
post-Steve."
-- Wired"A dynamic, eye-opening debut... Tech enthusiasts will find
this meticulously researched report great fodder for debate on the
future of Apple as a tech leader. A focused, perceptive assessment
of the evolution of Apple's alchemy." -- Kirkus Reviews"[An]
insightful debut, an unsparing take on the company's post-Steve
Jobs era....There has been plenty written about Jobs and Apple;
this sets itself apart with its shrewd look at how and why the
company's culture shifted. Apple devotees and skeptics alike will
find much to consider." -- Publishers Weekly"Mickle penetrates the
veil of secrecy shrouding one of the great dramas of modern
business history: how Apple not only survived but thrived after the
death of its brilliant, charismatic founder--and at what personal
cost to his successors, Tim Cook and Jony Ive. After Steve is both
a feat of reporting on what may be the most secretive company in
the world and a gripping narrative that brings readers inside the
"Spaceship," Apple's futuristic headquarters." -- James B. Stewart,
author of New York Times bestsellers Den of Thieves, Blood Sport,
and DisneyWar"Pulls off the rare feat of illuminating Apple's
spiritual misdirections through the life and times of Jony Ive
before and after Steve Jobs's death. This extraordinary book has a
lot of heart, but also lessons on how a visionary company can lose
its soul in search of even greater profits." -- Bradley Hope,
co-author of the New York Times bestseller Billion Dollar
Whale"Mickle pierced Apple's culture of omerta' to deliver an
intimate portrait of how Steve Jobs's top disciples -- Tim Cook,
the inscrutable operator, and Jony Ive, the passionate artist --
grappled with the loss of their master and their own differences to
bring his creation to unprecedented success." -- Sara Gay Forden,
author of House of Gucci and editor at Bloomberg News, leading tech
policy coverage"It is just over a decade since Steve Jobs died but
it seems like a century for Apple. Mickle's reportorial rigor
breathes life into the dramas, personalities and events that shaped
the era."
-- Michael Moritz, partner at Sequoia Capital and author of The
Little Kingdom"A fascinating look at Apple in the post-Jobs era.
Mickle highlights the link between professional dynamics and
personal relationships and how large-cap companies need different
skills as they scale. A master class in how creatives and operators
work together to build value."
-- Scott Galloway, best-selling author of The Four and Post
Corona"Mickle brings to life how Steve Jobs's successor, Tim Cook,
for all his seemingly robotic demeanor, confronts a great many
challenges that evaded Apple's founder -- including an increasingly
hostile U.S.-China relationship. He examines in unprecedented
detail the struggle faced by Cook in meeting competing demands from
the two superpowers, and illuminates an issue that will come to
define both the business and political world for many years to
come." -- Lingling Wei, author of Superpower Showdown"A thrilling
account of the characters, intrigues, and decisions that drove
Apple to become the world's most valuable corporation. After Steve
is sure to become the definitive account of the post-Jobs era at
Apple." -- Bhu Srinivasan, author of Americana, Named a Best Book
of 2017 by The Economist
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