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I can't imagine a guy like The Woz allowing his name to be associated with something sub-par which he has no control over. He understands the importance and wei

I can't imagine a guy like The Woz allowing his name to be associated with something sub-par which he has no control over. He understands the importance and weight of his personal brand.

jpttsn 9y ago
So Woz’ strengths are marketing etc.? Always seemed that was precisely the part he didn’t play too well.
usrusr 9y ago
Can't announce it without taking a bit of a leap of faith, because there can't be a track record before announcement. Intentions are easy, execution is hard. Few bad schools started off with "bad" as a founding principle.
- DonHopkins 9y ago
  Trump University
kpwagner 9y ago
He has a big heart. A few years ago Steve gave an interview with Patrick Bet-David, which was simply a marketing piece for Patrick's company, PHP Agency. PHP Agency is a financial firm founded on the power of "network marketing". The idea behind network marketing is to turn your social network into pyramid, positioning yourself at the top of the pyramid. I don't like network marketing companies, and I believe they are all sub-par. In this interview, which you can find on YouTube, Steve Wozniak described PHP Agency as a hit.
- ShabbosGoy 9y ago
  > The idea behind network marketing is to turn your social network into pyramid, positioning yourself at the top of the pyramid. Isn't this the idea behind Patreon?
  - mtrimpe 9y ago
    Patronage [1] is the idea behind Patreon. Viewed as a pyramid it's one that goes only one level deep and markets only yourself as a worthy cause to support ;-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage
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hkmurakami 9y ago
He's an idealist and "too good" of a person and believes in people too readily to be a cutthroat business guy. I can see a situation where he'd be talked into a situation you describe, because he doesn't have a personality that first questions others' motives and agendas.
- uuuyyy111 9y ago
  It's odd we've allowed our society to accept cut-throat business as the norm.
jacquesm 9y ago
There is a pretty long history of The Woz being taken advantage of, starting prior to Apple when his best friend ripped him off.

I can't imagine a guy like The Woz allowing his name to be associated with something sub-par which he has no control over. He understands the importance and weight of his personal brand.

jpttsn 9y ago

So Woz’ strengths are marketing etc.? Always seemed that was precisely the part he didn’t play too well.

usrusr 9y ago

Can't announce it without taking a bit of a leap of faith, because there can't be a track record before announcement. Intentions are easy, execution is hard. Few bad schools started off with "bad" as a founding principle.

DonHopkins 9y ago
Trump University

kpwagner 9y ago

He has a big heart. A few years ago Steve gave an interview with Patrick Bet-David, which was simply a marketing piece for Patrick's company, PHP Agency. PHP Agency is a financial firm founded on the power of "network marketing". The idea behind network marketing is to turn your social network into pyramid, positioning yourself at the top of the pyramid. I don't like network marketing companies, and I believe they are all sub-par. In this interview, which you can find on YouTube, Steve Wozniak described PHP Agency as a hit.

ShabbosGoy 9y ago
> The idea behind network marketing is to turn your social network into pyramid, positioning yourself at the top of the pyramid. Isn't this the idea behind Patreon?
- mtrimpe 9y ago
  Patronage [1] is the idea behind Patreon. Viewed as a pyramid it's one that goes only one level deep and markets only yourself as a worthy cause to support ;-) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronage
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hkmurakami 9y ago

He's an idealist and "too good" of a person and believes in people too readily to be a cutthroat business guy. I can see a situation where he'd be talked into a situation you describe, because he doesn't have a personality that first questions others' motives and agendas.

uuuyyy111 9y ago
It's odd we've allowed our society to accept cut-throat business as the norm.

jacquesm 9y ago

There is a pretty long history of The Woz being taken advantage of, starting prior to Apple when his best friend ripped him off.