I just finished listening to the address by Steve Jobs at Stanford University’s commencement ceremony on June 12, 2005. (I downloaded the wiredatom recording of the speech as broadcast via Stanford’s live stream.)
As I would expect from a person with Steve Jobs’ talent and experience at centre stage, the address was impeccably well delivered and inspirational. It was a bit odd for a commencement given that he extolled the virtues of dropping out and not following a mandatory program of courses. But, then again, it’s unlikely that many people will drop out merely because it worked out really well for Steve Jobs. As he himself pointed out, you can only connect the dots looking back.
It’s worth listening to if you’ve got some time to spare.