Steve Jobs in Exile: NeXT and the Making of a Comeback

Most people know about Steve Jobs' amazing work at Apple, but what about his "wilderness years" when he created NeXT?

Learn about this period from Geoffrey Cain, author of Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary, alongwith key figures from NeXT’s history, including:

Dan’l Lewin, Cofounder and VP of Sales and Marketing, NeXT

Rich Page, Cofounder and VP of Hardware Engineering / Manufacturing, NeXT

Avie Tevanian, VP of Engineering, NeXT

Bud Tribble, Cofounder and VP of Software Engineering, NeXT

This conversation was recorded on May 26, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.

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