The Human Behind the Genius

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Science, Innovation, Business, Entrepreneurship, Culture, Disruption, Software Eating The World, Technology

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🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode, we share never heard before footage from Steve Wozniak alongside his cofounder and best man, Alex Fielding. Listeners get an inside look into what drove Woz to building a computer, but also how Steve’s zest for life was applied beyond computers – from the rare opportunity to play Tetris on the side of a building or throw a concert across borders.

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0:00.0	What would you do if you co-founded the world's largest company?
0:04.0	Would you do it again?
0:05.0	Well, we're lucky enough to have someone on this earth
0:08.0	whose answer is, why not?
0:10.0	That person is Steve Wozniac.
0:12.0	In today's episode, we're sharing a portion of our program. That person is Steve Wozniac.
0:13.0	In today's episode, we're sharing a portion of our privateer interview with Steve.
0:16.0	Privateer, of course, is his new company, but also some never heard before footage with his best man and his
0:22.0	coworker of many decades who also
0:23.9	happens to be privateer CEO Alex Fielding. Now as you listen you might ask why are we
0:28.8	sharing this? Well I was excited to share this because we're at that inspiring part of the year, where you think
0:34.0	you can accomplish just about anything in the remaining 300 plus days, maybe even, change the world.
0:40.0	And there are few things more inspiring than hearing from someone who did.
0:44.6	In the short episode you'll get an inside look into the brain and heart of Waus, but also
0:48.4	the curiosity that led to game-changing technologies that many of us benefit from today, like the phones or as I like to say pocket computers or airpods that you're probably using to listen to this episode.
0:58.0	If you'd like to hear the full episode and get up to speed on privateer, the company that Alex, Waus, and their co-founder Morba are working on to clean up the next frontier,
1:06.0	then check out episode 684, the Data Highway Above.
1:10.0	Let's start this episode by hearing from Steve Wozniac directly about what inspired him to build a computer in the first place.
1:17.0	The content here is for informational purposes only should not be taken as legal business tax or investment advice or
1:24.3	be used to evaluate any investment or security and is not directed at any
1:28.3	investors or potential investors in any A16Z fund. For more details, please see A16Z.com slash disclosures. I had the privilege of talking to Alex yesterday and he told me the story about you from the very very early days
1:55.1	where when you were younger you basically told your dad, hey dad I want to have a
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