The October issue of Digital Photo Pro features an interview with Doug Menuez, who discusses his historic project “Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985–2000.” The article is particularly timely given the upcoming release of the film Steve Jobs, which stars Michael Fassbender as the iconic innovator.
“By 1985, when I got [to Silicon Valley], there was a billion [dollars] in outside investment coming in. A decade earlier, it was less than $10 million,” notes Doug in the interview. “It was like a fire hose coming in to fuel a river of fine talent. Steve was the avatar of a new generation coming in and merging with the space-race generation, and they ripped it up and started developing.”
Read the full interview here: “Doug Menuez: The Fearless Genius Project.”
“Steve Jobs Returning from a Visit to the New Factory. Fremont, California, 1987.” Photo by Doug Menuez. “Although Steve could be extremely rude, critical, and occasionally even vindictive,” says Doug, “he also was incredibly joyful, with an infectious grin and energy that was irresistible. In the early days at NeXT he would often come bounding in, hungry to get to work. Still, there were not too many unrestrained moments of hilarity such as this one.”
