How to Take Over the World

Steve Jobs (Part 1)

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Dec 29, 2017
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Hawaiian Shirt Persuasion

  • As a child, Steve Jobs persuaded a classmate to give him his Hawaiian shirt.
  • This demonstrates his early persuasion skills.
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Calling Bill Hewlett

  • Needing a part for a project, young Steve Jobs called Bill Hewlett directly.
  • Hewlett gave him the parts and a job, showing an early disregard for social boundaries.
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The Blue Box

  • Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak invented the "blue box," a device that hacked long-distance calls.
  • This became Jobs' first entrepreneurial venture.
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