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by trevor99 14y ago
Sorry, I meant they are too niche.
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by trevor99 14y ago
I just created an account and am not sure what it is for. There's no about page anywhere.
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by trevor99 14y ago
It's refreshing to see someone admit to their mistakes and grow from them!
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by trevor99 14y ago
No, it's a good attempt though. Most of his courses are too theoretical to matter or get anyone anywhere a job.
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by trevor99 15y ago
anyone know how long this might take to pass and become legislation?
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What losing $17,543 taught me(theleanstartupmachine.com)
1 points by trevor99 15y ago|0 comments
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by trevor99 15y ago
this failure happened after his initial success, not before
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by trevor99 15y ago
So the question is, who sold it, Jobs or Markkula?
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by trevor99 15y ago
Could you be more specific about Wozniak's equal amount of failures? Not quite sure I agree.
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by trevor99 15y ago
Thanks pg. My intent was not to bash Jobs, quite the opposite as I called him "one of the best CEOs ever to live" in the conclusion. My goal is to reflect on what skills are really important in an early startup. The Apple II wasn't a succes
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by trevor99 15y ago
Your stretching pretty far here. "Vision" was what led Steve Jobs wrong for 20 years of his life. Markkula knew the industry and knew what would work, Wozniak had the best engineering ability of anyone. This was the magic combination and wh
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by trevor99 15y ago
You're right that they both needed each other. You're wrong that Jobs was best at building a company. Markkula and Scott built the company. But I agree Apple would have failed without Jobs.
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by trevor99 15y ago
He was not a visionary entrepreneur, that's the whole point. His vision led him to create product flops for 20 years. Markkula on the other hand got it correct with the Apple II from having the right industry knowledge.
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by trevor99 15y ago
Wake up and look around at how many founders are trying to emulate Jobs. This article is about looking at the facts--mainly that Steve was not a great founder.
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by trevor99 15y ago
True, but the least important in the mix was Jobs.
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by trevor99 15y ago
First statement is completely up for debate. Jobs did continue without Wozniak and he failed every product in the next 18 years and spent millions of dollars. Not something founders here can emulate.
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by trevor99 15y ago
Article is just trying to expel the misconceptions around Jobs and say that brilliant engineering is more important than design & reality distortion field in a startup.
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by trevor99 15y ago
I agree failure is important. It's easy to start with a large fortune and end with a smaller one though.
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by trevor99 15y ago
You're right it did take a lot of convincing and hustling. It didn't take product vision from Jobs to make the Apple II a success however. Look at all the products Jobs tried to produce through his "vision," they all failed until the iPod.
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by trevor99 15y ago
All Jobs did was get Wozniak to quit his job. Markkula was the one who got the Apple II beyond the hobbyist market which Jobs could never have done.
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by trevor99 15y ago
I noted that Jobs's hustling was important. His product vision, design aesthetic, and RDF were not, which is where most founders go wrong. Not sure you read the book carefully--many investors laughed in Jobs's face not because it was a bad
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by trevor99 15y ago
Sorry you don't like the title. Article is about the misconceptions surrounding Jobs.
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by trevor99 15y ago
Or he just got lucky and was Wozniak's best friend from High School. Which is the true story.
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by trevor99 15y ago
"Founders today will not have the opportunity to learn the lessons Jobs did because they don’t have the resources and klout that Jobs had." Jobs was a millionaire when he failed a bunch of times and lost all his money. Are you a millionaire
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Why Founders Should Emulate Wozniak, Not Jobs(trevorowens.tumblr.com)
137 points by trevor99 15y ago|91 comments
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by trevor99 15y ago
I have to admit I was really blown away. I had no idea what to expect or what Pakistan would look like and I've been so impressed by the talent here.
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Pakistani startups get a boost as Lean Startup Machine lands in Lahore(thenextweb.com)
3 points by trevor99 15y ago|2 comments
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How The Lean Startup Became A Best Seller (And Movement) - with Eric Ries(mixergy.com)
55 points by trevor99 15y ago|11 comments
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Liveblogging about Startups in Pakistan(theleanstartupmachine.com)
1 points by trevor99 15y ago|0 comments
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How to Brainwash Your Startup Into a Lean Culture(theleanstartupmachine.com)
4 points by trevor99 15y ago|2 comments

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