Chapter 2: The Birth of Apple - The Rise of Steve Jobs
Before diving into today's chapter, make sure to read Chapter 1: The Journey Begins - The Life of Steve Jobs to follow Elon Musk's journey from the beginning. Apple I Wozniak and Jobs had been involved in various small business ventures, but while Wozniak was content to give away his designs, Jobs wanted to create a unique, independent product and make good money from it. First, they had to come up with a name. They considered techy terms like Matrix and boring ones like Personal Computers Inc., but it was Apple that stood out. Jobs had just visited a farm, and the name Apple Computers felt fun, unique, and non-intimidating. At the time, Woz was working for HP. He tried to pitch his circuit board there first. After being rejected for rawness, Woz committed his designs 100% to Apple. Jobs believed their partnership worked because they were opposites. While Woz was very talented but socially awkward, Jobs was good with people. He was known for his ability to communicate with any...