He didn't start NeXT with the intention of selling it. He was trying re-create Apple from scratch. Instead he ended up parlaying it into a take-over of Apple and re-created it from within.
I'm not weighing in on the definition of "entrepreneur" here, just pointing out why NeXT isn't a counter example.
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He didn't start NeXT with the intention of selling it. He was trying re-create Apple from scratch. Instead he ended up parlaying it into a take-over of Apple and re-created it from within.
I'm not weighing in on the definition of "entrepreneur" here, just pointing out why NeXT isn't a counter example.
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Steve Jobs did not just get a job at Apple and go back to gruntwork or managing a subsidiary. No, he took back the company and reshaped it.
If he had been unable to direct Apple in the direction he wanted after the reverse takeover, I doubt he would have accepted it.