Steve Jobs, 2/24/1955 – 10/5/2011

As many of you probably know by now, Steve Jobs — co-founder of Apple — passed away yesterday. He had been battling pancreatic cancer for several years and finally succumbed to that deadly disease.

Jobs had many qualities, but two stand out to me in particular. His priority was producing the best product possible rather than products that produce the best profit possible. He also stayed true to his vision. He was probably the most consistent business leader I’ve ever seen and to have the kind of belief in your vision that he exhibited is very inspirational to me.

It will be very interesting to see how Apple, Inc. [AAPL] evolves now that Jobs is gone. Tim Cook had some time working alongside Steve Jobs as co-CEO so hopefully the company continues to maintain the same Right Stuff that made it strong in the first place.