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This college student walked across campus barefoot, dressed like he didn't care what anyone thought of him. He believed the classroom was a waste of time, so he dropped out and took a job at a video game company. But his ideas were far ahead of everyone else's. Combined with his stubborn personality, he constantly clashed with his co-workers. That young man was Steve Jobs, the future co-founder of Apple. One day, his boss gave him a game development project. If you can finish it in a month, I'll pay you $5,000. Jobs accepted without hesitation. But after struggling alone, he realized he couldn't do it himself. So he called his engineer friend, Steve Wozniak. When Woz asked how much the job paid, Jobs told him it was worth $700. Woz immediately agreed. Just four days later, he finished the world's first breakout game. After seeing the result, the boss paid Jobs the full $5,000. But Jobs only gave Woz dollar $350. Soon after, Jobs saw a computer motherboard. Woz had built. Connected to a TV, it could display information in real time. Jobs instantly realized its enormous potential. He believed it would change the entire computer industry. Woz thought it was just a fun side project. He didn't believe ordinary people would ever buy computers. But Jobs convinced him to start a company together. That company would soon be called Apple. They brought their prototype to a local computer club, but their ideas were too advanced for most people. Only one computer store owner showed any interest. After negotiating he agreed to order cinquanta units at each As long as they were delivered within 90 days Jobs confidently promised to finish in 60 When he told Waz Waz thought it was impossible So Jobs recruited three more helpers, working day and night. They finished every motherboard on time, but when they delivered the order, the store owner was shocked. He expected fully assembled computers, not bare circuit boards. He wanted to cancel the deal. Jobs quickly changed his mind. He explained that selling the boards separately would also increase sales of keyboards, monitors, and other accessories. The owner agreed and accepted the shipment. That became Apple's very first sale. The store owner's advice also gave Jobs a new vision. Customers wanted a computer that worked right out of the box. That idea became the foundation for the Apple too. But building it created another challenge. Putting every component inside one case caused overheating. Installing a cooling fan, it would make the computer noisy. So Jobs hired a brilliant power supply designer paying him $200 a day to create a fanless solution. While engineers developed the Apple II, Jobs spent his days calling potential investors. He made hundreds of calls, but no one showed interest. Just when they were losing hope, an investor named Mike came to them and invested $300,000. With fresh funding, development accelerated. Soon, Apple released the Apple II. It became an instant sensation and a huge commercial success. By 1980, Apple had grown from a small garage startup into a company with thousands of employees. But for Steve Jobs, even bigger challenges were just beginning.