hello believe nation I started that did you know series to try to learn a little
you know series to try to learn a little
you know series to try to learn a little bit more about some of our favorite
bit more about some of our favorite
bit more about some of our favorite entrepreneurs what makes him tick what
entrepreneurs what makes him tick what
entrepreneurs what makes him tick what their upbringing was like and so today
their upbringing was like and so today
their upbringing was like and so today we’re gonna learn nine surprising facts
we’re gonna learn nine surprising facts
we’re gonna learn nine surprising facts about Steve Jobs fact number one he was
about Steve Jobs fact number one he was
about Steve Jobs fact number one he was adopted I dropped out of Reed College
adopted I dropped out of Reed College
adopted I dropped out of Reed College after the first six months but then
after the first six months but then
after the first six months but then stayed around as a drop in for another
stayed around as a drop in for another
stayed around as a drop in for another 18 months or so before I really quit so
18 months or so before I really quit so
18 months or so before I really quit so why did I drop out it started before I
why did I drop out it started before I
why did I drop out it started before I was born my biological mother was a
was born my biological mother was a
was born my biological mother was a young unwed graduate student and she
young unwed graduate student and she
young unwed graduate student and she decided to put me up for adoption she
decided to put me up for adoption she
decided to put me up for adoption she felt very strongly that I should be
felt very strongly that I should be
felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates so
adopted by college graduates so
adopted by college graduates so everything was all set for me to be
everything was all set for me to be
everything was all set for me to be adopted at Birth by a lawyer and his
adopted at Birth by a lawyer and his
adopted at Birth by a lawyer and his wife except that when I popped out they
wife except that when I popped out they
wife except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they
decided at the last minute that they
decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl so my parents who
really wanted a girl so my parents who
really wanted a girl so my parents who were on a waiting list got a call in the
were on a waiting list got a call in the
were on a waiting list got a call in the middle of the night asking we’ve got an
middle of the night asking we’ve got an
middle of the night asking we’ve got an unexpected baby boy do you want him they
unexpected baby boy do you want him they
unexpected baby boy do you want him they said of course my biological mother
said of course my biological mother
said of course my biological mother found out later that my mother had never
found out later that my mother had never
found out later that my mother had never graduated from college and that my
graduated from college and that my
graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high
father had never graduated from high
father had never graduated from high school she refused to sign the final
school she refused to sign the final
school she refused to sign the final adoption papers she only relented a few
adoption papers she only relented a few
adoption papers she only relented a few months later when my parents promised
months later when my parents promised
months later when my parents promised that I would go to college this was the
that I would go to college this was the
that I would go to college this was the start in my life when I was looking for
start in my life when I was looking for
start in my life when I was looking for my biological mother obviously you know
my biological mother obviously you know
my biological mother obviously you know who’s looking for my biological father
who’s looking for my biological father
who’s looking for my biological father and I learned a little bit about him and
and I learned a little bit about him and
and I learned a little bit about him and I didn’t like what I learned and I asked
I didn’t like what I learned and I asked
I didn’t like what I learned and I asked her would not tell me never met and not
her would not tell me never met and not
her would not tell me never met and not how I’m anything about me so Mona goes
how I’m anything about me so Mona goes
how I’m anything about me so Mona goes to the coffee shop meets this guy mr.
to the coffee shop meets this guy mr.
to the coffee shop meets this guy mr. Jin dolly who’s running it who says
Jin dolly who’s running it who says
Jin dolly who’s running it who says among other things when she asks you
among other things when she asks you
among other things when she asks you know how sorry he is but then he says
know how sorry he is but then he says
know how sorry he is but then he says that he had had another child and Mona
that he had had another child and Mona
that he had had another child and Mona said what happened to him he said all I
said what happened to him he said all I
said what happened to him he said all I don’t know we’ll never hear from him
don’t know we’ll never hear from him
don’t know we’ll never hear from him again and then he says I wish you could
again and then he says I wish you could
again and then he says I wish you could have seen me when I was running a bigger
have seen me when I was running a bigger
have seen me when I was running a bigger restaurant I used to run one of the best
restaurant I used to run one of the best
restaurant I used to run one of the best restaurants in Silicon Valley everybody
restaurants in Silicon Valley everybody
restaurants in Silicon Valley everybody used to come there even Steve Jobs used
used to come there even Steve Jobs used
used to come there even Steve Jobs used to eat there and Mona’s sort of taken
to eat there and Mona’s sort of taken
to eat there and Mona’s sort of taken aback and bites your tongue and doesn’t
aback and bites your tongue and doesn’t
aback and bites your tongue and doesn’t say Steve Jobs is your son but she
say Steve Jobs is your son but she
say Steve Jobs is your son but she looked shocked and he says yeah he was a
looked shocked and he says yeah he was a
looked shocked and he says yeah he was a great tipper
great tipper
great tipper I was in the restaurant once or twice
I was in the restaurant once or twice
I was in the restaurant once or twice and I the owner who was and job never
and I the owner who was and job never
and I the owner who was and job never spoke to him never talked to him
spoke to him never talked to him
spoke to him never talked to him never got in touch with him never wanted
never got in touch with him never wanted
never got in touch with him never wanted to see him fact number two when he was
to see him fact number two when he was
to see him fact number two when he was 12 years old he got a summer job with
12 years old he got a summer job with
12 years old he got a summer job with hewlett-packard but I called up Bill
hewlett-packard but I called up Bill
hewlett-packard but I called up Bill Hewlett when I was 12 years old and he
Hewlett when I was 12 years old and he
Hewlett when I was 12 years old and he lived in Palo Alto his number was still
lived in Palo Alto his number was still
lived in Palo Alto his number was still in a phonebook and he answered the phone
in a phonebook and he answered the phone
in a phonebook and he answered the phone himself did not yes hi I’m Steve Jobs
himself did not yes hi I’m Steve Jobs
himself did not yes hi I’m Steve Jobs I’m 12 years old I’m a student in high
I’m 12 years old I’m a student in high
I’m 12 years old I’m a student in high school and I want to build a frequency
school and I want to build a frequency
school and I want to build a frequency counter and I was wondering if you had
counter and I was wondering if you had
counter and I was wondering if you had any spare parts I could have and he
any spare parts I could have and he
any spare parts I could have and he laughed and he gave me the spare parts
laughed and he gave me the spare parts
laughed and he gave me the spare parts to build this frequency counter and he
to build this frequency counter and he
to build this frequency counter and he gave me a job that summer in
gave me a job that summer in
gave me a job that summer in hewlett-packard working on the assembly
hewlett-packard working on the assembly
hewlett-packard working on the assembly line putting nuts and bolts together on
line putting nuts and bolts together on
line putting nuts and bolts together on frequency counters he got me a job in
frequency counters he got me a job in
frequency counters he got me a job in the place that built them and I was in
the place that built them and I was in
the place that built them and I was in heaven
heaven
heaven and I’ve never found anyone who said no
and I’ve never found anyone who said no
and I’ve never found anyone who said no or hung up the phone when I call I just
or hung up the phone when I call I just
or hung up the phone when I call I just asked and when people ask me I try to be
asked and when people ask me I try to be
asked and when people ask me I try to be as responsive to pay that that debt of
as responsive to pay that that debt of
as responsive to pay that that debt of gratitude back
gratitude back
gratitude back most people never pick up the phone and
most people never pick up the phone and
most people never pick up the phone and call most people never ask and that’s
call most people never ask and that’s
call most people never ask and that’s what separates sometimes the people that
what separates sometimes the people that
what separates sometimes the people that do things from the people that just
do things from the people that just
do things from the people that just dream about them got it you got to act
dream about them got it you got to act
dream about them got it you got to act and you’ve got to be willing to fail
and you’ve got to be willing to fail
and you’ve got to be willing to fail you’ve got to be willing to crash and
you’ve got to be willing to crash and
you’ve got to be willing to crash and burn you know with people on the phone
burn you know with people on the phone
burn you know with people on the phone with starting a company with whatever if
with starting a company with whatever if
with starting a company with whatever if you’re afraid of failing you won’t get
you’re afraid of failing you won’t get
you’re afraid of failing you won’t get very far
very far
very far fact number three it was a college
fact number three it was a college
fact number three it was a college dropout but I naively chose a college
dropout but I naively chose a college
dropout but I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford
that was almost as expensive as Stanford
that was almost as expensive as Stanford and all of my working-class parents
and all of my working-class parents
and all of my working-class parents savings were being spent on my college
savings were being spent on my college
savings were being spent on my college tuition after six months I couldn’t see
tuition after six months I couldn’t see
tuition after six months I couldn’t see the value in it I had no idea what I
the value in it I had no idea what I
the value in it I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea
wanted to do with my life and no idea
wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure
how college was going to help me figure
how college was going to help me figure it out and here I was spending all the
it out and here I was spending all the
it out and here I was spending all the money my parents had saved their entire
money my parents had saved their entire
money my parents had saved their entire life so I decided to drop out and trust
life so I decided to drop out and trust
life so I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out okay it was
that it would all work out okay it was
that it would all work out okay it was pretty scary at the time but looking
pretty scary at the time but looking
pretty scary at the time but looking back it was one of the best decisions I
back it was one of the best decisions I
back it was one of the best decisions I ever made the minute I dropped out I
ever made the minute I dropped out I
ever made the minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes
could stop taking the required classes
could stop taking the required classes that didn’t interest me and begin
that didn’t interest me and begin
that didn’t interest me and begin dropping in on the ones that looked far
dropping in on the ones that looked far
dropping in on the ones that looked far more interesting it wasn’t all romantic
more interesting it wasn’t all romantic
more interesting it wasn’t all romantic I didn’t have a dorm room so I slept on
I didn’t have a dorm room so I slept on
I didn’t have a dorm room so I slept on the floor in friends rooms I returned
the floor in friends rooms I returned
the floor in friends rooms I returned coke bottles for the five cent deposits
coke bottles for the five cent deposits
coke bottles for the five cent deposits to buy food with and I would walk the
to buy food with and I would walk the
to buy food with and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday
seven miles across town every Sunday
seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the
night to get one good meal a week at the
night to get one good meal a week at the Hari Krishna temple I loved it and much
Hari Krishna temple I loved it and much
Hari Krishna temple I loved it and much of what I stumbled into by following my
of what I stumbled into by following my
of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be
curiosity and intuition turned out to be
curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on
priceless later on
priceless later on sock number four he experimented with
sock number four he experimented with
sock number four he experimented with psychedelics and said it was a profound
psychedelics and said it was a profound
psychedelics and said it was a profound experience my favorite Steve anecdote
experience my favorite Steve anecdote
experience my favorite Steve anecdote was one day just sitting my office and
was one day just sitting my office and
was one day just sitting my office and he comes by he says hey trip you’ve
he comes by he says hey trip you’ve
he comes by he says hey trip you’ve never taken LSD have you and I said no
never taken LSD have you and I said no
never taken LSD have you and I said no and he said yeah I thought so and then
and he said yeah I thought so and then
and he said yeah I thought so and then he walks away so of course he and I
he walks away so of course he and I
he walks away so of course he and I understood each other well enough that
understood each other well enough that
understood each other well enough that he knew that I knew that what he’s
he knew that I knew that what he’s
he knew that I knew that what he’s basically doing is saying ideas came out
basically doing is saying ideas came out
basically doing is saying ideas came out of a meeting with somebody and they said
of a meeting with somebody and they said
of a meeting with somebody and they said that you disagree with me in this way
that you disagree with me in this way
that you disagree with me in this way about this thing and I’m just thinking
about this thing and I’m just thinking
about this thing and I’m just thinking myself that if you just dropped acid you
myself that if you just dropped acid you
myself that if you just dropped acid you wouldn’t be so damn screwed up bpc
wouldn’t be so damn screwed up bpc
wouldn’t be so damn screwed up bpc really absolutely believed that LSD had
really absolutely believed that LSD had
really absolutely believed that LSD had been a very positive transformation and
been a very positive transformation and
been a very positive transformation and having thought you used to do LSD with
having thought you used to do LSD with
having thought you used to do LSD with Steve Jobs can you take me back to those
Steve Jobs can you take me back to those
Steve Jobs can you take me back to those college days I mean let’s let’s just
college days I mean let’s let’s just
college days I mean let’s let’s just rewind and go back where we playing
rewind and go back where we playing
rewind and go back where we playing Sergeant Pepper what were you playing
Sergeant Pepper what were you playing
Sergeant Pepper what were you playing how did this go down it was pretty
how did this go down it was pretty
how did this go down it was pretty prosaic we were in Portland at Reed
prosaic we were in Portland at Reed
prosaic we were in Portland at Reed College
College
College you know freshman college year is a very
you know freshman college year is a very
you know freshman college year is a very poignant time of life where where you’re
poignant time of life where where you’re
poignant time of life where where you’re very much trying to figure out what the
very much trying to figure out what the
very much trying to figure out what the world is about and what you’re
world is about and what you’re
world is about and what you’re interested in how did you guys meet oh
interested in how did you guys meet oh
interested in how did you guys meet oh well it read read was a pastoral
well it read read was a pastoral
well it read read was a pastoral environment and so there was a lot of
environment and so there was a lot of
environment and so there was a lot of hanging out going on but Steve and I
hanging out going on but Steve and I
hanging out going on but Steve and I developed a friendship when we figured
developed a friendship when we figured
developed a friendship when we figured out that we had both read this amazing
out that we had both read this amazing
out that we had both read this amazing book called be here now which is about
book called be here now which is about
book called be here now which is about psychedelics and spirituality Steve was
psychedelics and spirituality Steve was
psychedelics and spirituality Steve was my best friend at the time of life when
my best friend at the time of life when
my best friend at the time of life when I was discovering all this huge current
I was discovering all this huge current
I was discovering all this huge current of Eastern literature all of a sudden
of Eastern literature all of a sudden
of Eastern literature all of a sudden psychedelics were being introduced into
psychedelics were being introduced into
psychedelics were being introduced into the mix of traditional spirituality and
the mix of traditional spirituality and
the mix of traditional spirituality and that was just very fascinating do you
that was just very fascinating do you
that was just very fascinating do you remember the first time you guys took
remember the first time you guys took
remember the first time you guys took psychedelics together no not really we
psychedelics together no not really we
psychedelics together no not really we were just kind of walking around I think
were just kind of walking around I think
were just kind of walking around I think we used to go for hikes I think we
we used to go for hikes I think we
we used to go for hikes I think we camped out on the beach
camped out on the beach
camped out on the beach I can’t really remember building a
I can’t really remember building a
I can’t really remember building a campfire I don’t remember what we did
campfire I don’t remember what we did
campfire I don’t remember what we did when it got dark I can’t tell you that
when it got dark I can’t tell you that
when it got dark I can’t tell you that the times that I was taking psychedelics
the times that I was taking psychedelics
the times that I was taking psychedelics goes Steve we weren’t really talking
goes Steve we weren’t really talking
goes Steve we weren’t really talking that much we were more of in a
that much we were more of in a
that much we were more of in a meditative space once you were there did
meditative space once you were there did
meditative space once you were there did Steve Jobs did you and Steve Jobs ever
Steve Jobs did you and Steve Jobs ever
Steve Jobs did you and Steve Jobs ever take LSD or continue to take
take LSD or continue to take
take LSD or continue to take psychedelics once Apple started Steve
psychedelics once Apple started Steve
psychedelics once Apple started Steve was really focused with all of his
was really focused with all of his
was really focused with all of his energy on making Apple successful and he
energy on making Apple successful and he
energy on making Apple successful and he didn’t need psychedelics for that fact
didn’t need psychedelics for that fact
didn’t need psychedelics for that fact number five he was fired from Apple as
number five he was fired from Apple as
number five he was fired from Apple as you you may know I was basically fired
you you may know I was basically fired
you you may know I was basically fired from Apple when I was thirty and and and
from Apple when I was thirty and and and
from Apple when I was thirty and and and was invited to come back twelve years
was invited to come back twelve years
was invited to come back twelve years later so so that was that was difficult
later so so that was that was difficult
later so so that was that was difficult when it happened but maybe the best
when it happened but maybe the best
when it happened but maybe the best thing that ever happened to me
thing that ever happened to me
thing that ever happened to me there wouldn’t be a Pixar if that hadn’t
there wouldn’t be a Pixar if that hadn’t
there wouldn’t be a Pixar if that hadn’t happened and so you know you just you
happened and so you know you just you
happened and so you know you just you move on life goes on and you learn from
move on life goes on and you learn from
move on life goes on and you learn from it we’re at the end here but you were
it we’re at the end here but you were
it we’re at the end here but you were fired from Apple one in the thirty asked
fired from Apple one in the thirty asked
fired from Apple one in the thirty asked to come back when you were what 42 did
to come back when you were what 42 did
to come back when you were what 42 did you think that moment how sweet it is no
you think that moment how sweet it is no
you think that moment how sweet it is no I thought at that moment what you know
I thought at that moment what you know
I thought at that moment what you know what a circle of life you know life is
what a circle of life you know life is
what a circle of life you know life is just always mysterious and surprising
just always mysterious and surprising
just always mysterious and surprising and you never know what’s around the
and you never know what’s around the
and you never know what’s around the next corner so fact number six
next corner so fact number six
next corner so fact number six he was one of the youngest people ever
he was one of the youngest people ever
he was one of the youngest people ever to make the forbes list of wealthiest
to make the forbes list of wealthiest
to make the forbes list of wealthiest people in the world it’s very
people in the world it’s very
people in the world it’s very interesting I was worth about over a
interesting I was worth about over a
interesting I was worth about over a million dollars when I was 23 and over
million dollars when I was 23 and over
million dollars when I was 23 and over ten million dollars when I was 24 and
ten million dollars when I was 24 and
ten million dollars when I was 24 and over a hundred million dollars when I
over a hundred million dollars when I
over a hundred million dollars when I was 25 and it wasn’t that important
was 25 and it wasn’t that important
was 25 and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money
because I never did it for the money
because I never did it for the money I I think money is wonderful thing
I I think money is wonderful thing
I I think money is wonderful thing because it enables you to do things it
because it enables you to do things it
because it enables you to do things it enables you to invest in ideas that
enables you to invest in ideas that
enables you to invest in ideas that don’t have a short-term payback and
don’t have a short-term payback and
don’t have a short-term payback and things like that but especially at that
things like that but especially at that
things like that but especially at that point in my life it was it was not the
point in my life it was it was not the
point in my life it was it was not the most important thing the most important
most important thing the most important
most important thing the most important thing was the company the people the
thing was the company the people the
thing was the company the people the products we were making what we were
products we were making what we were
products we were making what we were gonna enable people to do with these
gonna enable people to do with these
gonna enable people to do with these products so I didn’t think about it a
products so I didn’t think about it a
products so I didn’t think about it a great deal you know I never sold any
great deal you know I never sold any
great deal you know I never sold any stock and just really believed that the
stock and just really believed that the
stock and just really believed that the company would would do very well over
company would would do very well over
company would would do very well over the long term fact number seven he was
the long term fact number seven he was
the long term fact number seven he was one of the founders and was the majority
one of the founders and was the majority
one of the founders and was the majority shareholder of Pixar – Saul started with
shareholder of Pixar – Saul started with
shareholder of Pixar – Saul started with George Lucas he had a problem now to
George Lucas he had a problem now to
George Lucas he had a problem now to describe his problem let me digress love
describe his problem let me digress love
describe his problem let me digress love it when you make a copy of an audio
it when you make a copy of an audio
it when you make a copy of an audio cassette tape let’s say an analog copy
cassette tape let’s say an analog copy
cassette tape let’s say an analog copy of an audio recording you get noise
of an audio recording you get noise
of an audio recording you get noise artifacts hiss right we’ve all
artifacts hiss right we’ve all
artifacts hiss right we’ve all experienced that well the same thing
experienced that well the same thing
experienced that well the same thing happens when you make a analog copy or
happens when you make a analog copy or
happens when you make a analog copy or an optical copy of a piece of film if
an optical copy of a piece of film if
an optical copy of a piece of film if you copy optically one piece of film to
you copy optically one piece of film to
you copy optically one piece of film to another you get hiss if you will and in
another you get hiss if you will and in
another you get hiss if you will and in this case the noise artifacts are visual
this case the noise artifacts are visual
this case the noise artifacts are visual you get a dirty frame well when George
you get a dirty frame well when George
you get a dirty frame well when George was making the original Star Wars he had
was making the original Star Wars he had
was making the original Star Wars he had to combine many many pieces of film
to combine many many pieces of film
to combine many many pieces of film together to make one frame some with the
together to make one frame some with the
together to make one frame some with the models some with the matte paintings
models some with the matte paintings
models some with the matte paintings some with the human characters some with
some with the human characters some with
some with the human characters some with the special effects and by the time he
the special effects and by the time he
the special effects and by the time he got through combining all these pieces
got through combining all these pieces
got through combining all these pieces of film to make just one frame of his
of film to make just one frame of his
of film to make just one frame of his movie it was dirty and he being the
movie it was dirty and he being the
movie it was dirty and he being the genius that he was thought I wonder if I
genius that he was thought I wonder if I
genius that he was thought I wonder if I could if I combine them digitally if
could if I combine them digitally if
could if I combine them digitally if they could be totally clean because when
they could be totally clean because when
they could be totally clean because when you make a digital copy of an analog
you make a digital copy of an analog
you make a digital copy of an analog recording it’s perfect and it turns out
recording it’s perfect and it turns out
recording it’s perfect and it turns out if you make a digital copy of a piece of
if you make a digital copy of a piece of
if you make a digital copy of a piece of film it’s perfect sharper clearer
film it’s perfect sharper clearer
film it’s perfect sharper clearer sharper clearer without the noise
sharper clearer without the noise
sharper clearer without the noise artifacts so George hired this guy named
artifacts so George hired this guy named
artifacts so George hired this guy named ed Kapil who was at the New York
ed Kapil who was at the New York
ed Kapil who was at the New York Institute of Technology to come out and
Institute of Technology to come out and
Institute of Technology to come out and build a computer group for him and to
build a computer group for him and to
build a computer group for him and to figure out how to solve this problem and
figure out how to solve this problem and
figure out how to solve this problem and they did and George was the first one to
they did and George was the first one to
they did and George was the first one to ever do this and after this problem was
ever do this and after this problem was
ever do this and after this problem was solved George decided that he’d solved
solved George decided that he’d solved
solved George decided that he’d solved this problem and he he could he decided
this problem and he he could he decided
this problem and he he could he decided he would sell this computer group
he would sell this computer group
he would sell this computer group and I ended up buying them I met Edie
and I ended up buying them I met Edie
and I ended up buying them I met Edie and Edie told me his dream was to to
and Edie told me his dream was to to
and Edie told me his dream was to to make the world’s first computer animated
make the world’s first computer animated
make the world’s first computer animated film and I bought into that dream both
film and I bought into that dream both
film and I bought into that dream both sort of spiritually and financially and
sort of spiritually and financially and
sort of spiritually and financially and together we started Pixar in 1986 fact
together we started Pixar in 1986 fact
together we started Pixar in 1986 fact number eight he was a Zen Buddhist at
number eight he was a Zen Buddhist at
number eight he was a Zen Buddhist at some point you guys you and Steve Jobs
some point you guys you and Steve Jobs
some point you guys you and Steve Jobs you guys decided to go to India right
you guys decided to go to India right
you guys decided to go to India right yes what was that trip like I didn’t
yes what was that trip like I didn’t
yes what was that trip like I didn’t know any money I had no travel plans but
know any money I had no travel plans but
know any money I had no travel plans but Steve had started working at Atari and
Steve had started working at Atari and
Steve had started working at Atari and he had money a couple thousand dollars
he had money a couple thousand dollars
he had money a couple thousand dollars and so he offered to buy my ticket I
and so he offered to buy my ticket I
and so he offered to buy my ticket I said absolutely okay let’s go we were
said absolutely okay let’s go we were
said absolutely okay let’s go we were just traveling around just hippies
just traveling around just hippies
just traveling around just hippies traveling around
traveling around
traveling around we weren’t even hippies we shaved our
we weren’t even hippies we shaved our
we weren’t even hippies we shaved our heads we were we were monks
heads we were we were monks
heads we were we were monks we were monk wannabes fact number nine
we were monk wannabes fact number nine
we were monk wannabes fact number nine him and his friend Steve Wozniak created
him and his friend Steve Wozniak created
him and his friend Steve Wozniak created illegal blue boxes which they used to
illegal blue boxes which they used to
illegal blue boxes which they used to call the Vatican and wake up the Pope so
call the Vatican and wake up the Pope so
call the Vatican and wake up the Pope so we built these little boxes to do blue
we built these little boxes to do blue
we built these little boxes to do blue boxing as it was called and we put a
boxing as it was called and we put a
boxing as it was called and we put a little note in the bottom of him our
little note in the bottom of him our
little note in the bottom of him our logo was he’s got the whole world in his
logo was he’s got the whole world in his
logo was he’s got the whole world in his hands and they work we built the best
hands and they work we built the best
hands and they work we built the best blue box in the world it was all digital
blue box in the world it was all digital
blue box in the world it was all digital no adjustments and so you could go up to
no adjustments and so you could go up to
no adjustments and so you could go up to a payphone you could you could you know
a payphone you could you could you know
a payphone you could you could you know take a trunk over to White Plains and
take a trunk over to White Plains and
take a trunk over to White Plains and then take a satellite over to Europe and
then take a satellite over to Europe and
then take a satellite over to Europe and then go to Turkey take a cable back to
then go to Turkey take a cable back to
then go to Turkey take a cable back to Atlanta you know and you could go around
Atlanta you know and you could go around
Atlanta you know and you could go around the world you could go around the world
the world you could go around the world
the world you could go around the world five or six times because we we learned
five or six times because we we learned
five or six times because we we learned all the codes for how to get on the
all the codes for how to get on the
all the codes for how to get on the satellites and stuff and then you could
satellites and stuff and then you could
satellites and stuff and then you could call the payphone next door and so you
call the payphone next door and so you
call the payphone next door and so you could shout in the phone and after about
could shout in the phone and after about
could shout in the phone and after about a minute it would come out the other
a minute it would come out the other
a minute it would come out the other phone it was it was miraculous and and
phone it was it was miraculous and and
phone it was it was miraculous and and you might ask well what’s so interesting
you might ask well what’s so interesting
you might ask well what’s so interesting about that what’s interesting is that we
about that what’s interesting is that we
about that what’s interesting is that we were young and what we learned was that
were young and what we learned was that
were young and what we learned was that we could build something ourselves that
we could build something ourselves that
we could build something ourselves that could control billions of dollars worth
could control billions of dollars worth
could control billions of dollars worth of infrastructure in the world that was
of infrastructure in the world that was
of infrastructure in the world that was what we learned was that us too you know
what we learned was that us too you know
what we learned was that us too you know we didn’t know much we could build a
we didn’t know much we could build a
we didn’t know much we could build a little thing that could control a
little thing that could control a
little thing that could control a thing and that was an incredible lesson
thing and that was an incredible lesson
thing and that was an incredible lesson I don’t think that would have ever been
I don’t think that would have ever been
I don’t think that would have ever been an Apple computer had there not been
an Apple computer had there not been
an Apple computer had there not been blue boxing well I said you called the
blue boxing well I said you called the
blue boxing well I said you called the Pope yeah we did call the Pope he he
Pope yeah we did call the Pope he he
Pope yeah we did call the Pope he he pretended to be Henry Kissinger and we
pretended to be Henry Kissinger and we
pretended to be Henry Kissinger and we got the number of the Vatican and we
got the number of the Vatican and we
got the number of the Vatican and we called the Pope and they started waking
called the Pope and they started waking
called the Pope and they started waking people up in the hierarchy you know I
people up in the hierarchy you know I
people up in the hierarchy you know I don’t know Cardinals in this net and and
don’t know Cardinals in this net and and
don’t know Cardinals in this net and and they actually sent someone to wake up
they actually sent someone to wake up
they actually sent someone to wake up the Pope when when finally we just burst
the Pope when when finally we just burst
the Pope when when finally we just burst out laughing and they realized that we
out laughing and they realized that we
out laughing and they realized that we weren’t Henry Kissinger and so we never
weren’t Henry Kissinger and so we never
weren’t Henry Kissinger and so we never got to talk to the Pope but it was very
got to talk to the Pope but it was very
got to talk to the Pope but it was very funny so that’s what we got those are
funny so that’s what we got those are
funny so that’s what we got those are the nine surprising facts about Steve
the nine surprising facts about Steve
the nine surprising facts about Steve Jobs I hope you enjoyed this video I’d
Jobs I hope you enjoyed this video I’d
Jobs I hope you enjoyed this video I’d love to know what did you think what
love to know what did you think what
love to know what did you think what fact was the most interesting or
fact was the most interesting or
fact was the most interesting or resonated the most with you please leave
resonated the most with you please leave
resonated the most with you please leave it in the comments below and I’m gonna
it in the comments below and I’m gonna
it in the comments below and I’m gonna join in the discussion thank you guys
join in the discussion thank you guys
join in the discussion thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I
again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself
hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one where it is much
and whatever your one where it is much
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