Steve Wozniak

Wozniak was torn.

He could design computers, show them off at homebrew, write software, play games with computers for the rest of his life.

He didn't need to own a company to do that.

The truth was he was terrified of running a company, of pushing people around, controlling what they did.

He decided long ago that he would never become someone authoritative.

Tuesday camp, Wozniak said no.

He wouldn't leave his dream job at his dream company.

Markula shrugged.

Okay, fine.

But true to form, Steve Jobs would not accept it.

So he devised a clever way to get Woz to come.

Wozniak's phone immediately started ringing and wouldn't stop.

First his dad, then his mom, then his brother.

Jobs had recruited every person Wozniak cared about for an intervention.

Each one told him he was making the biggest mistake of his life.

It didn't work until Alan called.

Steve, you really ought to go ahead and do it.

You can be an engineer and become a manager and get rich.

Or you can be an engineer and stay an engineer and get rich.

That was exactly what Wozniak needed to hear.