#299 Steve Jobs (Make Something Wonderful)

**David Senra** (0:00)
I want to tell you about a one-time only limited event that I don't think you're going to want to miss. I am doing a live show with Patrick O'Shaughnessy from the Invest Like the Best podcast in New York City on October 19th. Patrick has interviewed over 300 of the world's best investors and founders for his podcast. I've read over 300 biographies of history's greatest entrepreneurs for my podcast. We'll be talking about what we learned from seven years of podcasting, sharing our favorite ideas and stories, and doing a live Q&A. There will also be special event-only swag. If you live in New York City, I think it's a no-brainer. But if not, I think it's a great excuse to fly in. I've already heard from a bunch of people that bought tickets, they're flying in from other cities. Some people are flying in from other countries. That's setting the bar really high, so I will have at least four shots of espresso, or four energy drinks before or during the show, so we can make it a night that you'll never forget. If you're interested in attending this unique live event, I will leave a link down below. I highly recommend you get your tickets today, and I hope I get to see you in New York on October 19th. In this episode that you're about to listen to, you're gonna hear Steve Jobs start and then sell two other businesses before going back to Apple and focusing solely on his life's work. This is something that you and I have talked about a lot before as entrepreneurs, it is highly likely that we're gonna start more than one business before we find our life's work. In fact, this is so common that today's sponsor, Tiny, has created a business that buys other businesses. Tiny is the easiest way for you to sell your business. They provide straightforward cash exits for founders, and they can do deals of all sizes. They bought businesses in the past for as little as a million dollars, and they bought businesses for over a hundred million dollars. Selling a business, as anybody knows, is usually a headache and a hassle. Selling to Tiny is the opposite. The process of selling your business is very straightforward. You get in touch with Tiny by emailing them. You email them at high at tiny.com. You'll get a response within 48 hours. They'll make an offer within seven days, and they close within a month, and you get a bag full of cash. If you have a business that you want to sell now or in the future, make sure you go to tiny.com. And this episode is also brought to you by Meteor. Meteor is the easiest way for your business to get fast, secure, and reliable internet and Wi-Fi in any commercial space. It doesn't matter if it's an office, a warehouse, a laboratory. Meteor does it all. One of my favorite things about Meteor is how easy they make it for the customer, which obviously you and I have been obsessed with, and what they share with a lot of history's greatest entrepreneurs that we study on this podcast. What does that mean? That means all you have to do is give Meteor your address and the square footage of your commercial space, and they take care of the rest even better. There's no upfront cost to you, and you only have to deal with Meteor. You only have to deal with one company. Compare that to how it used to be when you had to set up Wi-Fi and Internet in a commercial space. You had to deal with a ton of different vendors. You had to deal with networking hardware companies, network and security management, IT support, and then Internet service providers. Meteor solves and simplifies all that complexity. Meteor makes fast, secure, and reliable Internet and Wi-Fi. That's as easy to switch on as water or electricity. That is actually why the company is called Meteor. There's power meters and there's water meters for every building. There should be one for Internet, networking, and Wi-Fi. As a business owner, you're going to love Meteor because it saves you money, while your IT team will love Meteor because it saves them time. And Meteor grows right along with your business, so that means you can expand your business without worrying about expensive upfront costs. You simply pay one monthly rate. Don't forget how easy it is to get set up with Meteor. All you have to do is give them your address and your square footage, and they will take care of the rest at no upfront cost to you. To learn more, visit meter.com/founders.
And one more interesting fact before we jump into this episode, the word passion appears 10 times in this new book on Steve Jobs. Passion is extremely important to me and how I approach my own work. In fact, when I was a guest on the Invest Like The Best podcast, the name of that episode is Passion and Pain. I'll leave a link down below, but please search whatever podcast player you're listening to this in, and search for Invest Like The Best. Follow that show, and then listen to episode 293, David Senra, Passion and Pain. The best way to understand a person is to listen to that person directly. And the best way to understand Steve is to listen to what he said and wrote over the course of his life. His words in speeches, interviews, and emails offer a window into how he thought. And he was an exquisite thinker.