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Darius Kazemi

Nice mini-site from Alvy Ray Smith, one of the cofounders of Pixar, debunking a lot of the myths about Steve Jobs' involvement in the company.

TLDR; he was a very useful investor for them but the idea that his "vision" shaped the company is incorrect. Around the time Toy Story was poised to be a hit, he positioned himself to *look* like a visionary.

alvyray.com/Pixar/PixarHistory

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Seachaint :verified:

@darius Same playbook as Musk and Tesla, it seems. Wealthy asshat moves in, demands centre stage and "founder" status, takes credit in every interview.

✨phred🧙🏼‍♂️

@darius it’s frustrating to see things like the Mac and neXt lauded as “Jobs’ brainchild” when there were so many brilliant minds that also shaped these these things. I guess … American exceptionalism and billionaire hero worship?

allison

@darius this is so fascinating! and for some reason I did not know that "Catmull" of Catmull-Rom spline fame was a co-founder of Pixar, that's wild?!

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