Two decades after Jobs gave his inspirational address on a sunny California day at Stanford, it lives on as one of the most compelling commencement speeches of all time (and one of the best Steve Jobs ...

Few speeches stand the test of time, but Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford University commencement address isn't just remembered—it's studied, quoted, and dissected like scripture for the modern entrepreneur.

In early June 2005, Steve Jobs emailed his friend Michael Hawley a draft of a speech he had agreed to deliver to Stanford University’s graduating class in a few days. “It’s embarrassing,” he wrote. “I ...