Founders · Oct 3The Biography of Steve Jobs (The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader)
Its owner approached Jobs after the Homebrew presentation, and Jobs walked in barefoot the next day. The shop agreed to buy 50 computers at $500 each, a $25,000 order with no parts or factory yet.
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- Jobs saw that most buyers wanted a computer they could buy like an appliance▶ 13:54The same day a shop owner approached him and the next day a 50-computer order followed, the first Apple sale.
- Jobs promised the first big order before he could build it▶ 15:37He went from a prototype the night before to $25,000 in sales.
