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  2. I called up Bill Hewlett (co-founder of Hewlett-Packard) when I was 12 years old. ... "Hi, I'm Steve Jobs. I'm 12 years old. I'm a student in high school. I want to build a frequency counter, and ...

  3. Nov 16, 2023 · Steve Jobs had once managed to land an internship at HP while still in school by cold-calling the company’s CEO. Jobs at that point was just 12 years old, and had found Bill Hewletts number from the local phone directory and dialed it.

  4. Jun 21, 2023 · Lead. 28 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said Asking for Help Separates Those Who Do From Those Who Dream. Science Says He's Still Right. According to the Apple co-founder, asking for help is not a sign...

  5. Jul 9, 2015 · And so, with the bizarre confidence of an 8th grader, he found Hewlett's number in the telephone book and called it. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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  6. Jun 11, 2015 · Jobs goes on to tell about the time when he was 12 years old that he decided to call Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, to ask for some spare parts to build a frequency...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bill_HewlettBill Hewlett - Wikipedia

    A young Steve Jobs, then age 12, called Hewlett (whose number was in the phone book) and requested any available parts for a frequency counter he was building. Hewlett, impressed with Jobs' initiative, offered him a summer job assembling frequency counters.

  8. Apr 20, 2023 · In an old video interview , Jobs shared a story that illustrates an uncommon trait found in the most successful people. Here's an excerpt: I called up Bill Hewlett [co-founder of...

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