Steve Jobs in Exile

In 1985, Steve Jobs left Apple—the company he had cofounded—after a dramatic power struggle. Soon after, he launched a new venture called NeXT. Though often described as his “wilderness years," the NeXT era proved transformative, reshaping Jobs as a leader and creating technologies that would later form the foundation of modern Apple platforms.

Join the Computer History Museum for a special CHM Live book talk with Geoffrey Cain, author of Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary, and key figures from NeXT’s history, including Dan’l Lewin and Bud Tribble.

The event will explore how Jobs built NeXT, was transformed by its near failure and rethought his approach to leadership, product design, and innovation, setting the stage for one of the most remarkable comebacks in business history and even playing a role in the early development of the World Wide Web.

Join us for an inside look at the NeXT era's bold ideas, technical breakthroughs, and intense culture that transformed Steve Jobs and the future of computing.

What You’ll Experience

• The untold story of Steve Jobs’s “lost decade” and the founding of NeXT—and its vital impact on Apple's success today.
• Firsthand reflections from key players at NeXT, including Dan'l Lewin, Bud Tribble, and others.
• New insights into how failure, reinvention, and technology shaped one of Silicon Valley’s greatest comebacks.

Agenda

5:30 p.m.
Member Reception Check-in Opens

6 p.m.
Member Reception

7 p.m.
Program

8:15 p.m.
Book Signing