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There’s a story about Apple founder Steve Jobs that I love:
When he was 12 years old, he cold-called Bill Hewlett—co-founder of the pioneering technology company Hewlett Packard—to request spare computer parts for an electronics project he was working on.
Surprised by the request, Hewlett not only sent the parts, he also offered him a summer internship.
That opportunity further accelerated the young Jobs’ excitement for technology and entrepreneurship—and we all know what came from that.
Reflecting on the story, Steve Jobs said the following...
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