Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—in addition to interviews with more than one hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Isaacson was given "unprecedented" access to Jobs's life.
Berdasarkan lebih dari 40 wawancara dengan Jobs selama dua tahun—ditambah wawancara dengan lebih dari 100 anggota keluarga, teman, kerabat, pesaing, dan koleganya—Isaacson diberikan akses "eksklusif dan tak terduga" ke kehidupan pribadi Jobs.