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Steve Jobs, the man behind Apple computers, passed away on October 5. Kenji Yamamoto, the former VP of Apple Japan (and current CRO of myGengo) wrote an intimate four-part article in remembrance of his former boss. We think that it offers an interesting look into the life of Jobs from someone who worked closely with him, and have decided to translate it for our non-Japanese-speaking readers. The original Japanese version is here, and below is the first part of our two-part translation, done by super myGengo translator #1489. It all started by chance, in the office of a headhuntin... ›Read more

Kenji Yamamoto, the former VP of Apple Japan and our current CRO, wrote an article remembering his experiences with Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, who passed away on October 5. Originally published on Yamamoto's personal website, this is our translation of his post, which originally appeared here. This is the second of two parts — this first part is here. At the time, I was trying to decide whether to accept a job offer to become a COO of a large public company. Unquestionably, this offer was for a prestigious position. It was an excellent B2B company, but on the inside, I simply did n... ›Read more

I will be joining the Geeks on a Plane trip next week, and am posting the following translation of a Brazilian article from Istoe Dinheiro introducing some Brazilian entrepreneurs. You can see the original here. The Brazilian Stars of Silicon Valley Learn the history of entrepreneurs who have left the country in search of success in the cradle of technology in the United States. One of them is Michel Krieger, the creator of Instagram, an iPhone program that is a global phenomenon -- by Bruno Galo and Clayton Melo The Instagram application, which enables any iPhone user to ins... ›Read more