hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to another edition of modeling the Masters
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effective way to grow a business is the model the strategies of people who’ve
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young entrepreneur whose father didn’t believe he’d ever realized his goals he
believe he’d ever realized his goals he
believe he’d ever realized his goals he set out to prove his father wrong
set out to prove his father wrong
set out to prove his father wrong followed his passion for computers and
followed his passion for computers and
followed his passion for computers and went on to build one of the largest
went on to build one of the largest
went on to build one of the largest companies in the world this is a story
companies in the world this is a story
companies in the world this is a story of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and
of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and
of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and the top three lessons that you can learn
the top three lessons that you can learn
the top three lessons that you can learn from his success Steve Wozniak is a
from his success Steve Wozniak is a
from his success Steve Wozniak is a Polish American computer engineer and
Polish American computer engineer and
Polish American computer engineer and programmer who co-founded Apple while in
programmer who co-founded Apple while in
programmer who co-founded Apple while in school Wozniak tapped into his intense
school Wozniak tapped into his intense
school Wozniak tapped into his intense passion for computers and started
passion for computers and started
passion for computers and started designing computers on paper based on
designing computers on paper based on
designing computers on paper based on the theories that he knew he told his
the theories that he knew he told his
the theories that he knew he told his father that he would one day on his own
father that he would one day on his own
father that he would one day on his own computer when his father said well Steve
computer when his father said well Steve
computer when his father said well Steve they cost as much as a house Wozniak
they cost as much as a house Wozniak
they cost as much as a house Wozniak applied we’ll all live in an apartment
applied we’ll all live in an apartment
applied we’ll all live in an apartment Wozniak didn’t have friends growing up
Wozniak didn’t have friends growing up
Wozniak didn’t have friends growing up he spent his time between his schoolwork
he spent his time between his schoolwork
he spent his time between his schoolwork and his experiments things changed
and his experiments things changed
and his experiments things changed however when he met Steve Jobs with jobs
however when he met Steve Jobs with jobs
however when he met Steve Jobs with jobs the ability to convince people to give
the ability to convince people to give
the ability to convince people to give them parts Wozniak went to work on
them parts Wozniak went to work on
them parts Wozniak went to work on building the Apple one in 1976 Wozniak
building the Apple one in 1976 Wozniak
building the Apple one in 1976 Wozniak and jobs started Apple together with the
and jobs started Apple together with the
and jobs started Apple together with the goal of making computers a tool everyone
goal of making computers a tool everyone
goal of making computers a tool everyone could use not just for big corporations
could use not just for big corporations
could use not just for big corporations today Apple has over 100 billion dollars
today Apple has over 100 billion dollars
today Apple has over 100 billion dollars in revenues and is one of the largest 50
in revenues and is one of the largest 50
in revenues and is one of the largest 50 companies in the world in two thousand
companies in the world in two thousand
companies in the world in two thousand Wozniak was inducted into the national
Wozniak was inducted into the national
Wozniak was inducted into the national inventors hall of fame and has received
inventors hall of fame and has received
inventors hall of fame and has received honorary degrees from multiple
honorary degrees from multiple
honorary degrees from multiple universities his plan was never to start
universities his plan was never to start
universities his plan was never to start a company but rather to design computers
a company but rather to design computers
a company but rather to design computers luckily for the world he decided to do
luckily for the world he decided to do
luckily for the world he decided to do both
both
both by staying committed to his dreams even
by staying committed to his dreams even
by staying committed to his dreams even when his father doubted him Steve
when his father doubted him Steve
when his father doubted him Steve Wozniak was able to build one of the
Wozniak was able to build one of the
Wozniak was able to build one of the largest companies in the world to help
largest companies in the world to help
largest companies in the world to help you scale up your company here are three
you scale up your company here are three
you scale up your company here are three options you can learn from Steve Wozniak
auction item number one don’t think
auction item number one don’t think about the money you don’t have I can’t
about the money you don’t have I can’t
about the money you don’t have I can’t tell you how many times I hear from
tell you how many times I hear from
tell you how many times I hear from entrepreneurs that are not successful
entrepreneurs that are not successful
entrepreneurs that are not successful because they don’t have enough resources
because they don’t have enough resources
because they don’t have enough resources to start if you look at the stories of
to start if you look at the stories of
to start if you look at the stories of most famous entrepreneurs they didn’t
most famous entrepreneurs they didn’t
most famous entrepreneurs they didn’t have rich Investor’s given them a huge
have rich Investor’s given them a huge
have rich Investor’s given them a huge cash injection to launch their
cash injection to launch their
cash injection to launch their businesses it’s not about how much
businesses it’s not about how much
businesses it’s not about how much resources you have it’s about how
resources you have it’s about how
resources you have it’s about how resourceful yard that will determine
resourceful yard that will determine
resourceful yard that will determine your success as an entrepreneur Wozniak
your success as an entrepreneur Wozniak
your success as an entrepreneur Wozniak felt that his best work came from not
felt that his best work came from not
felt that his best work came from not having a lot of money to get started it
having a lot of money to get started it
having a lot of money to get started it forced him to be creative make things
forced him to be creative make things
forced him to be creative make things simpler and challenge conventional
simpler and challenge conventional
simpler and challenge conventional thinking being short on funds forced
thinking being short on funds forced
thinking being short on funds forced Wozniak to create over 50 designs for a
Wozniak to create over 50 designs for a
Wozniak to create over 50 designs for a mini computer before he hit on the right
mini computer before he hit on the right
mini computer before he hit on the right one that would work he saw it as a
one that would work he saw it as a
one that would work he saw it as a personal challenge to create a computer
personal challenge to create a computer
personal challenge to create a computer that could be sold to everyone like
that could be sold to everyone like
that could be sold to everyone like radios and televisions were and he
radios and televisions were and he
radios and televisions were and he wasn’t about to let a lack of money hold
wasn’t about to let a lack of money hold
wasn’t about to let a lack of money hold him back according to Wozniak when your
him back according to Wozniak when your
him back according to Wozniak when your startup or an individual on your own you
startup or an individual on your own you
startup or an individual on your own you don’t have very much money so the fewer
don’t have very much money so the fewer
don’t have very much money so the fewer parts you have to buy the better when
parts you have to buy the better when
parts you have to buy the better when you design with very few parts
you design with very few parts
you design with very few parts everything is so clean and orderly you
everything is so clean and orderly you
everything is so clean and orderly you can understand it more deeply in your
can understand it more deeply in your
can understand it more deeply in your head and that causes you to have fewer
head and that causes you to have fewer
head and that causes you to have fewer bugs you live and sleep with every
bugs you live and sleep with every
bugs you live and sleep with every little detail of the product Steve Jobs
little detail of the product Steve Jobs
little detail of the product Steve Jobs and i started with literally no money no
and i started with literally no money no
and i started with literally no money no cars the parts we use to create the
cars the parts we use to create the
cars the parts we use to create the Apple one where purchased on 30 days
Apple one where purchased on 30 days
Apple one where purchased on 30 days credit don’t think about the money you
credit don’t think about the money you
credit don’t think about the money you don’t have rather what can you do with
don’t have rather what can you do with
don’t have rather what can you do with what you do have
what you do have
what you do have action item number two focus being an
action item number two focus being an
action item number two focus being an entrepreneur requires a lot of
entrepreneur requires a lot of
entrepreneur requires a lot of dedication and hard work you have a goal
dedication and hard work you have a goal
dedication and hard work you have a goal for what you want your business to look
for what you want your business to look
for what you want your business to look like and you need to focus your energies
like and you need to focus your energies
like and you need to focus your energies and not get distracted until you get
and not get distracted until you get
and not get distracted until you get there don’t let the naysayers convince
there don’t let the naysayers convince
there don’t let the naysayers convince you that you won’t succeed and don’t
you that you won’t succeed and don’t
you that you won’t succeed and don’t give up too early before you’ve given
give up too early before you’ve given
give up too early before you’ve given your business enough of a chance to let
your business enough of a chance to let
your business enough of a chance to let momentum work in your favor Wozniak
momentum work in your favor Wozniak
momentum work in your favor Wozniak needed to focus to be productive at
needed to focus to be productive at
needed to focus to be productive at Apple he was stubborn with his ideas
Apple he was stubborn with his ideas
Apple he was stubborn with his ideas confident that his designs would work
confident that his designs would work
confident that his designs would work and force himself to keep going until he
and force himself to keep going until he
and force himself to keep going until he solved the problem it cost him his
solved the problem it cost him his
solved the problem it cost him his personal life in those early years but
personal life in those early years but
personal life in those early years but he was a man on a mission and knew
he was a man on a mission and knew
he was a man on a mission and knew exactly what he wanted so he went after
exactly what he wanted so he went after
exactly what he wanted so he went after with all the energy he could muster
with all the energy he could muster
with all the energy he could muster according to Wozniak the way I work
according to Wozniak the way I work
according to Wozniak the way I work requires so much concentration getting
requires so much concentration getting
requires so much concentration getting to know the problem well enough by
to know the problem well enough by
to know the problem well enough by thinking thinking thinking thinking and
thinking thinking thinking thinking and
thinking thinking thinking thinking and then you try every day to make it a
then you try every day to make it a
then you try every day to make it a little better go through it again and
little better go through it again and
little better go through it again and again cutting something off here or
again cutting something off here or
again cutting something off here or there when I was doing this work well I
there when I was doing this work well I
there when I was doing this work well I didn’t have a wife or a girlfriend I
didn’t have a wife or a girlfriend I
didn’t have a wife or a girlfriend I couldn’t do anything else action item
couldn’t do anything else action item
couldn’t do anything else action item number three partner up you can’t do it
number three partner up you can’t do it
number three partner up you can’t do it alone you either need a really good team
alone you either need a really good team
alone you either need a really good team around you or you have to partner up
around you or you have to partner up
around you or you have to partner up with someone else who complements your
with someone else who complements your
with someone else who complements your weaknesses this seems especially true in
weaknesses this seems especially true in
weaknesses this seems especially true in technology companies where it’s rarely
technology companies where it’s rarely
technology companies where it’s rarely one person who’s the founder of the
one person who’s the founder of the
one person who’s the founder of the business partnering up isn’t easy it’s
business partnering up isn’t easy it’s
business partnering up isn’t easy it’s like getting married you have to really
like getting married you have to really
like getting married you have to really know the person and make sure you’re
know the person and make sure you’re
know the person and make sure you’re picking someone you want to be with for
picking someone you want to be with for
picking someone you want to be with for the long haul Wozniak knew he had a
the long haul Wozniak knew he had a
the long haul Wozniak knew he had a unique set of skills that could
unique set of skills that could
unique set of skills that could revolutionize the way people ran their
revolutionize the way people ran their
revolutionize the way people ran their lives he realized though that he didn’t
lives he realized though that he didn’t
lives he realized though that he didn’t have the complete package that be needed
have the complete package that be needed
have the complete package that be needed to launch the revolution he needed
to launch the revolution he needed
to launch the revolution he needed someone who wasn’t as inward and quiet
someone who wasn’t as inward and quiet
someone who wasn’t as inward and quiet as he was he needed to partner with
as he was he needed to partner with
as he was he needed to partner with someone who liked to sell and promote
someone who liked to sell and promote
someone who liked to sell and promote and allow him to focus on the
and allow him to focus on the
and allow him to focus on the engineering side of the business
engineering side of the business
engineering side of the business partnering up with Steve Jobs proved to
partnering up with Steve Jobs proved to
partnering up with Steve Jobs proved to be a perfect match for both of them
be a perfect match for both of them
be a perfect match for both of them neither the two could have accomplished
neither the two could have accomplished
neither the two could have accomplished the same level of success without each
the same level of success without each
the same level of success without each other according to Wozniak I was shy he
other according to Wozniak I was shy he
other according to Wozniak I was shy he was at word I created he sold I had the
was at word I created he sold I had the
was at word I created he sold I had the incredible technology which was
incredible technology which was
incredible technology which was important when you’re starting up and
important when you’re starting up and
important when you’re starting up and have very few employees Steve had this
have very few employees Steve had this
have very few employees Steve had this big
big
big I have to have a company and he had
I have to have a company and he had
I have to have a company and he had foresight so remember don’t think about
foresight so remember don’t think about
foresight so remember don’t think about the money you don’t have focus and
the money you don’t have focus and
the money you don’t have focus and partner up to finish up this video I
partner up to finish up this video I
partner up to finish up this video I wanted to share one of my favorite true
wanted to share one of my favorite true
wanted to share one of my favorite true stories about Steve Wozniak and some of
stories about Steve Wozniak and some of
stories about Steve Wozniak and some of his best quotes Wozniak’s volt is HP
his best quotes Wozniak’s volt is HP
his best quotes Wozniak’s volt is HP calculator and Steve Jobs sold his
calculator and Steve Jobs sold his
calculator and Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen van raising thirteen hundred
Volkswagen van raising thirteen hundred
Volkswagen van raising thirteen hundred dollars to fund the launch of Apple jobs
dollars to fund the launch of Apple jobs
dollars to fund the launch of Apple jobs told Wozniak that even if they were not
told Wozniak that even if they were not
told Wozniak that even if they were not successful they could at least tell the
successful they could at least tell the
successful they could at least tell the grandkids that they had their own
grandkids that they had their own
grandkids that they had their own company thank you for joining me for
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