Similarities between Steve Jobs of Apple Inc And Oyedepo of Winners Chapel.

You may wonder why I chose to make this sort of comparison and what inspired me to do so. Well let me start from the beginning. In 2011 I had decided to apply to both Oral Robert University and Western Kentucky University both in USA. I got a $10,000 scholarship from WKU and I was so excited with the prospect of studying in the USA. Well long story short, I went to church one day and heard clearly from the Holy Spirit that I was going to Covenant university. Well I wasn't really pleased but i went to Covenant after all. And what can I say, it was a very intense experience. But today I'm very glad I went there.

While in Covenant I was very attentive to Bishop Oyedepo and I learnt a lot from him. One of those things was really very much about how to build a successful business. Isn't it ironic? Again, to keep this article very brief, when Oyedepo preaches about business success, he hinges on three things The Spiritual Cost, The Intellectual Cost and The Physical Cost. These three things are the corner stone of Oyedepo's success as an individual. Oyedepo had taught us how he took time to study nine leading Universities in the world before establishing Covenant. He had also taken time to study Catholism. BDO believed the catholic church had a very successful church through the ages and took some ideas from them when it came to matters of succession. When building Covenant Research Center they took inspiration from University of Wisconsin - Madison. The Landmark campus and road network was inspired by the University of Carlifornia Berkeley. That is who Bishop is, he takes time to do a lot of research before venturing into anything.


Having internalized a whole lot from Bishop Oyedepo it came natural to me to follow the three principles Oyedepo laid out back in school when I wanted to start a company. The Spiritual cost, The Intellectual cost and the Physical Cost. So in fulfilling the Intellectual cost I took out time to identify the 10 leading global corporations I wanted to study. Oh I learnt a whole lot of dangerous stuff but most importantly I felt the need to set the bar of success higher. While many of these companies desperately tried not to reveal the recipe that made their organizations successful I was able to poke into quite a number by listening to former employees and a whole lot of research. Apple Inc was one of my model companies. The more I researched into Steve Jobs of Apple it was like I was understudying David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church.


So here are five similarities I noticed between both

1) Totalitarian Leadership: Both Steve Jobs and Bishop leadership templates can be best described as Dictatorial. At Apple you can be fired for coming six minutes late to work. Steve Jobs was known to sack people in the elevator. Bishop Oyedepo on the other hand oversaw the retrenchment of over 500 workers in the living faith church since inception. Both Oyedepo and Jobs where visionaries and taskmasters. They don't have time to explain what they see they just want you to shut up and execute. Now God helps the one who tells them what they want to do is unrealistic. Also, people who have worked at Apple or even Winners Chapel(Covenant included) would tell you that when this two people get angry it is like a series of thunder. You really would want to be 10,000 meters away from them. Amazingly, if you study them you would realise that this wasn't a product of power. They've both been like this even before prominence or power.

2) They Inspire Deep Brand Loyalty: We already know of how Apple is more like a cult brand. Grown adults queuing at Apple stores after major releases is something I don't understand but I want for my company. The Winners Chapel also inspire a very loyal base that is unprecedented. I once heard of a Living Faith Church member who flies into Nigeria every weekend from Germany just to attend Sunday service. What about those members that board buses from the Island to go wrestle with Ogun state bad roads. Think for a moment how many great churches these church members bypass to reach Ota.

3) They Both Desperately Want(ed) to live Long.
A strong sense of Purpose breeds the desire to live long. Unfortunately, Steve Jobs died after his battle with Cancer. However, he tried many treatments and therapies just to cling to life. Many ignorantly have classified Oyedepo's desire to live long as a product of his desire not to forego luxury, very wrong! But that's a matter for another day. Oyedepo really likes life because he believes there's more he needs to still do on Earth. He has familiarized himself with ministers who have lived long just to "tap" from their grace.

4) Both Are Men Of Focus.
At Apple saying No is as important as saying Yes. Apple has been known to focus at a few products and be masters of it. Therefore many projects and opportunities are rejected at apple so they can focus on what matters. Same with Bishop Oyedepo systems. For instance Covenant University is the fastest growing university in West Africa, yet the least expanding. Covenant university admission quota has remained the same since it was founded in 2002, this is despite having thousands more in applicants. The reason why Covenant has refused to expand is because it hasn't gotten the nod to increase her course offerings. But this has allowed the university lead even older universities on rankings.

5) Both Are Very Unrealistic And Visionary

Steve Jobs was known for being extremely bold in his demands and was known to repeatedly ask questions until he got answers. People avoided direct confrontation with him because they knew he was very convincing and they would be forced to agree on terms they don't like. He forced the engineers working with him to create products that were by any means impossible to produce before apple was there. Whether its the insanely slim Mac-book or the extremely sophisticated iPhone it's jobs Vision and his denial of reality that inspired them.
Bishop Oyedepo is equally a very unrealistic and visionary. He would push whatever needs to be pushed to get whatever needs to get done at his own defined time frame. In 2012 while the Chinese mandated 42 of their Universities to overtake american institutions Oyedepo also mandated his to become one of the top 10 universities by 2022. While many still debate about the feasibility of that vision. Oyedepo has spoken of a new vision. That Covenant must be the best university in the world by 2032. Also he wants the church to become financially worth over trillions. He also wants an underground train system beneath Canaan territory, he got a federal licence to own a private airfield in Ota in 2013 - the airfield would be to "park the jets of church members." He also wants to build a 100,000 homes before 2032 - which would arguably make him the largest private provider of housing.

6) Both Are Very Spiritual

Not dwelling too much on Bishop Oyedepo which is very expected to be spiritual as he is a religious cleric. But Steve Jobs was also very spiritual. After converting to Buddhism he would be seen walking barefoot around his neighborhood.
"I believe life is an intelligent thing, that things aren't random," Jobs said in a 1997 interview with Time, providing a glimpse into his complicated belief system that extends well beyond the Buddhist teachings.

7) Both Don't Earn Salaries But Ride Private Jets
After Steve Jobs was sacked and returned as CEO , he stopped receiving Salaries but got the company to sponsor him a private jet. Bishop Oyedepo also not taking salary had also convinced the Church members of the need to procure a Jet as far back as 1996. Since then Bishop Oyedepo has used about Five jets at different times.



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Fifth point

Steve Jobs was a weird man, he believed not showering would help him cure cancer at the initial stage when he could have just gone do treatment.

Steve Jobs also changed the world while oyedepo recycled the same old stuff.

I will come back and finish this later. Don't yet conclude I'm crazy yet

drips8:
Steve Jobs was a weird man, he believed not showering would help him cure cancer at the initial stage when he could have just gone do treatment.

So you want to say a certain visionary refused to shower and he smelled like TACHA before he eventually died??

People did not dash Steve jobs money to escape hell or poverty. That was not how he made his money.

Steve had to leave the company he created one time. Maa hia say oyedepo leave his church to go create another one.

lomprico:
People did not dash Steve jobs money to escape hell or poverty. That was not how he made his money.

Steve had to leave the company he created one time. Maa hia say oyedepo leave his church to go create another one.

Steve Job never left his company. He was fired by by the board of directors led by Sculley who he employed some time ago. And by the way, Steve jobs once defrauded his cofounder Steve Wozniack so don't even go there.

Actually, my school of thought is this. Everyone can be proven to be a thief. Capitalism in some ways can be said to be legal theft because what you pay is almost always exceeding what you bought in value. There's a reason you never see Indomie display "produced for N15 but sold at N50". If your cost of production is N15, is selling to me at 50 not wrong?
If the govt where to pass a law for companies to declare cost of production alongside selling price many people will never buy again because they would feel cheated.

Oyedepo's system is fairer, he preaches to you(which is a service) and he allows you to determine the value you want to pay for it. If his impact in your life equates N5 you give him N5 if it equates N1 million you give him. No cheating.

God bless my Papa.

The man engraced with uncommon wisdom.

Rest on Steve Jobs. Your legacy is doing just great!

drips8:
Steve Jobs was a weird man, he believed not showering would help him cure cancer at the initial stage when he could have just gone do treatment.

Steve Jobs also changed the world while oyedepo recycled the same old stuff.

Interesting. Explain how jobs changed the world and Oyedepo recycled the same old stuff.

HigherEd:

Interesting. Explain how jobs changed the world and Oyedepo recycled the same old stuff.

The man revolutionized the tech industry and you have him to thank for the touchscreen styled phone that you must be using as the iPhone started that concept.

Oyedepo on the other hand just preaches like the hundreds of thousands if not million of pastors that we have already today.

See awkward contrasting
Oyedepo and Steve jobs
Religious leaders/preacher and technological innovator
Author and inventor
Making disciples of men and making technology used by disciples of men
Minus 500 million dollars vs plus 1 trillion dollars.
Living and dead (yet the dead no dey like person wey Neva die)
Living faith church international and Apple inc
Ogun state conglomerate and world known conglomerate
Church vs multinational corporation
Absolute waste of time and data

drips8:


The man revolutionized the tech industry and you have him to thank for the touchscreen styled phone that you must be using as the iPhone started that concept.

Oyedepo on the other hand just preaches like the hundreds of thousands if not million of pastors that we have already today.

Wrong again. Actually IBM invented touchscreen phone with the IBM Simon in 1993. You aren't talking to a novice sir. And even if it was invented under Apple, it's not necessarily creditable to Jobs but most likely the engineering department or R& department of Apple.

In the real sense Apple doesn't even produce her own technology. Until recently it uses many of Samsung's touchscreen components. It uses other components from Qualcomm and has a long list of 600 suppliers of different component.

Following that, Apple ships her component to Foxconn and Pergatron, two Taiwanese companies in China and produce her phones with cheap labor of $2/hour. Many foxconn laborers have committed suicide because of overwork.

Look, what Steve Jobs built was a name and a brand. Hence the comparison. The value of Apple isn't in invention. Apple hasn't benefited humanity either, beyond increasing profit for her shareholders and a living salary for her 44,000 staff. Don't make it seem like they found the cure for Aids or something.

Aidejay:
See awkward contrasting
Oyedepo and Steve jobs
Religious leaders/preacher and technological innovator
Author and inventor
Making disciples of men and making technology used by disciples of men
Minus 500 million dollars vs plus 1 trillion dollars.
Living and dead (yet the dead no dey like person wey Neva die)
Living faith church international and Apple inc
Ogun state conglomerate and world known conglomerate
Church vs multinational corporation
Absolute waste of time and data

Go back to "celebrities" section that you came from. Your IQ is too low for me to engage.

HigherEd:

Wrong again. Actually IBM invented touchscreen phone with the IBM Simon in 1993. You aren't talking to a novice sir. And even if it was invented under Apple, it's not necessarily creditable to Jobs but most likely the engineering department or R& department of Apple.

In the real sense Apple doesn't even produce her own technology. Until recently it uses many of Samsung's touchscreen components. It uses other components from Qualcomm and has a long list of 600 suppliers of different component.

Following that, Apple ships her component to Foxconn and Pergatron two Taiwanese companies in China and produce her phones with cheap labor of $2/hour.

Look, what Steve Jobs built was a name and a brand. Hence the comparison. The value of Apple isn't in invention. Apple hasn't benefited humanity either, beyond increasing profit for her shareholders and a living salary for her 44,000 staff. Don't make it seem like they found the cure for Aids or something.

Thanks for the info, I've learnt a lot now.

I will read more about Steve then come back later. This is the type of posts that should be making frontpage, something that can inspire the youths to follow positive examples.

I thought people said Oyedepo is a businessman, now he's being compared to a businessman and people are angry. Nawa o!

SpoiltVirgin:
I thought people said Oyedepo is a businessman, now he's being compared to a businessman and people are angry. Nawa o!

I see so many people have mystified the success of the white man. Deep down many feel insulted that I am comparing Oyedepo to who they think is a White man. Anyway the write up is my opinion people are free to interpret whatever.

HigherEd:

Steve Job never left his company. He was fired by by the board of directors led by Sculley who he employed some time ago. And by the way, Steve jobs once defrauded his cofounder Steve Wozniack so don't even go there.

Actually, my school of thought is this. Everyone can be proven to be a thief. Capitalism in some ways can be said to be legal theft because what you pay is almost always exceeding what you bought in value. There's a reason you never see Indomie display "produced for N15 but sold at N50". If your cost of production is N15, is selling to me at 50 not wrong?
If the govt where to pass a law for companies to declare cost of production alongside selling price many people will never buy again because they would feel cheated.

Oyedepo's system is fairer, he preaches to you(which is a service) and he allows you to determine the value you want to pay for it. If his impact in your life equates N5 you give him N5 if it equates N1 million you give him. No cheating.

shet! You were really ready for this people today oo

HigherEd:


Actually, my school of thought is this. Everyone can be proven to be a thief. Capitalism in some ways can be said to be legal theft because what you pay is almost always exceeding what you bought in value. There's a reason you never see Indomie display "produced for N15 but sold at N50". If your cost of production is N15, is selling to me at 50 not wrong?
If the govt where to pass a law for companies to declare cost of production alongside selling price many people will never buy again because they would feel cheated.

Actually there is serious misconception on your view of buisness here. in business, there are lots that goes into it. you factor in cost of service which include stuff as labor, material, and shipping.. if this are included on a product. some product like indomie that is manufactured in ota and ship to sokoto will not be justify for 50 naira since the cap price will exceed such amount. so there is always a reason for a cut price. in capitalism, price are determined by market forces rather than fixed levelised costs and marginal pricing not based on actual amount of production.


Anyway , i am never a supporter of capitalism but i suspect you defend it wrongly here which made me ship in.

What many people don't know is that bishop works more on the mind , many of us before joining the church were average thinkers but the more we heard the Word the more we began to imagine possibility around us.

I encourage everyone to read success systems ,born to win ,rule your world etc by bishop Oyedepo and overcoming stagnation by bishop abioye, then you would see what am talking about

Better still go to YouTube and search bishop David Oyedepo on success ,listen to one of the message and think after listening and come back and tell me what you learnt

I can list 5 members of the living faith church deacons and pastors that own multi million dollar companies in Nigeria, they all started poor

just need to listen to their testimony and you would see what am saying

The person that built covenant university stadium, started his career as a plumber , I personally know one that owns a tv station in Nigeria

Every successful man has a story

The only way to move forward in life is to study and ask how people made and stop hating..

Bishop said something in Shiloh 2015 that I held on to, he said God is not a racist, it made me believe if David green can succeed selling art and craft ,I too can succeed in whatever I choose too

HigherEd:

Go back to "celebrities" section that you came from. Your IQ is too low for me to engage.

then u should have just ignored my post. Your IQ is definitely not high enough for u to recognize where your opinions on some things have absolutely no use. Adding nothing and removing nothing total waste.

vaxx:
Actually there is serious misconception on your view of buisness here. in business, there are lots that goes into it. you factor in cost of service which include stuff as labor, material, and shipping.. if this are included on a product. some product like indomie that is manufactured in ota and ship to sokoto will not be justify for 50 naira since the cap price will exceed such amount. so there is always a reason for a cut price. in capitalism, price are determined by market forces rather than fixed levelised costs and marginal pricing not based on actual amount of production.


Anyway , i am never a supporter of capitalism but i suspect you defend it wrongly here which made me ship in.

Lol you are still talking stories. The only reason why people do business is to actually legally dupe you by giving you something and collecting more for it. That's the foundational philosophy of business and it isn't bad actually.

Making money is what motivates man to exploration and innovation. Lol you think Berkshire Hathaway gave Apple investment for charity sake? Lol in manufacturing when private equity coys give you money it is because they know you can make 1000% profit. Look at banks, you give them your money to store, they use it to do business and give you next to nothing. If you know the margin to which companies profiteer you would understand that capitalism is the real extortion not religion.

HigherEd:

Lol you are still talking stories. The only reason why people do business is to actually legally dupe you by giving you something and collecting more for it. That's the foundational philosophy of business and it isn't bad actually.

Making money is what motivates man to exploration and innovation. Lol you think Berkshire Hathaway gave Apple investment for charity sake? Lol in manufacturing when private equity coys give you money it is because they know you can make 1000% profit. If you know the margin to which companies profiteer you would understand that capitalism is the real extortion.

Do you really understand my input? whatever makes the purpose of buisness is not what I veer against but the mode of pricing in an open capitalist market.

You simply don't price for the sole purpose of production but on market force which are base on many factors which is not excluded to competitive market, time cost , production capacity. this are what you factor in before pricing not simply the production cost.

healthserve:
Fifth point

Na you and your Igbo people wey like better thing abi? Passing through the the four corners of a school - now I understand what that means. Get yourself enlightened young man.

vaxx:
Do you really understand my input? whatever makes the purpose of buisness is not what I veer against but the mode of pricing in an open capitalist market.

You simply don't price for the sole purpose of production but on market force which are base on many factors which is not excluded to competitive market, time cost , production capacity. this are what you factor in before pricing not simply the production cost.

Vaxx don't go academic on me please. The simple reason why people do business is to Profit.

HigherEd well done.


Even though I don't support bishop's approach to "tithing", keeping sentiments aside, that man is a bomb. He is a true leader. I love him to the core. I personally believe that if GOD should grant him grace for politics he will surely do exploit in this great nation.

Bishop David Oyedepo has touch something in the spiritual realm that many of his critics has not yet known. May God grant him the grace to lead on and expose him to the truth where he might be walking in errors.

Lemme sit down and learn.

HigherEd:

Steve Job never left his company. He was fired by by the board of directors led by Sculley who he employed some time ago. And by the way, Steve jobs once defrauded his cofounder Steve Wozniack so don't even go there.

Actually, my school of thought is this. Everyone can be proven to be a thief. Capitalism in some ways can be said to be legal theft because what you pay is almost always exceeding what you bought in value. There's a reason you never see Indomie display "produced for N15 but sold at N50". If your cost of production is N15, is selling to me at 50 not wrong?
If the govt where to pass a law for companies to declare cost of production alongside selling price many people will never buy again because they would feel cheated.

Oyedepo's system is fairer, he preaches to you(which is a service) and he allows you to determine the value you want to pay for it. If his impact in your life equates N5 you give him N5 if it equates N1 million you give him. No cheating.

who fit fire oyedepo?

vaxx:
Do you really understand my input? whatever makes the purpose of buisness is not what I veer against but the mode of pricing in an open capitalist market.

You simply don't price for the sole purpose of production but on market force which are base on many factors which is not excluded to competitive market, time cost , production capacity. this are what you factor in before pricing not simply the production cost.

Demand and supply are the market forces that determine price in a competitive market

HigherEd I see you viewing. Tell us about your company too

ubcandid:


Na you and your Igbo people wey like better thing abi? Passing through the the four corners of a school - now I understand what that means. Get yourself enlightened young man.

Are you okay or your brain got stolen?

healthserve:




Are you okay or your brain got stolen?

You should be asking yourself that. As it best suits you.