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Steve Jobs confirmed in his 2005 Stanford Commencement Address that after he was ousted from Apple in 1985, he met with David Packard and Bob Noyce 1 2 5. During this meeting, Jobs attempted to apologize for screwing up so badly because he felt he had let down the previous generation of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs 1 4 7. Multiple sources corroborate this account, noting that Jobs viewed Packard and Noyce as mentors and felt the weight of his public failure at the time 5 6 9. This admission was part of a broader narrative about his transition from Apple to founding NeXT and Pixar 1 8.