Former Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder taught him that learning is more important than being right

Even after building a trillion-dollar tech giant, Steve Jobs never pretended to have all the answers.

That’s the lesson that stuck with Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief design officer, who worked alongside the late cofounder for nearly 15 years in designing iconic products like the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.

In his 2024 “Letters to a Young Creator” submission recently published by The Steve Jobs Archive, Ive shared the mindset that shaped one of the most valuable companies in the world.