arjun on Nostr: Steve Jobs: We started with nothing. So whenever you start with nothing, you always ...
Steve Jobs: We started with nothing. So whenever you start with nothing, you always can shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose.
And the thing that happens is when you sort of get something, it's very easy to go into cover-your-ass mode.
What we're trying to do is to realize the very amazing time that we're in and not go into that mode.
Now, how come they came to Apple to work on this? We hired these people from other companies, and the reason they came to Apple was because they knew what to do.
But the companies they were working for wouldn't take the risk and do it. And we said, come to Apple and build this.
And they said, well, who do I have to convince to do that? Nobody. Just go do it.
And we got a collection of, I think, some of the finest computer scientists in the world.
And the thing that happens is when you sort of get something, it's very easy to go into cover-your-ass mode.
What we're trying to do is to realize the very amazing time that we're in and not go into that mode.
Now, how come they came to Apple to work on this? We hired these people from other companies, and the reason they came to Apple was because they knew what to do.
But the companies they were working for wouldn't take the risk and do it. And we said, come to Apple and build this.
And they said, well, who do I have to convince to do that? Nobody. Just go do it.
And we got a collection of, I think, some of the finest computer scientists in the world.