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Return to the Little Kingdom by Michael Moritz — WisdomDeck honest review
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Return to the Little Kingdom

by Michael Moritz

The 1984 account of Apple's founding by the journalist who became a top venture capitalist, updated. The best early Apple history.

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you want Apple's first years as reported at the time.

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you want later Apple.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Timing plus product plus salesmanship.
  2. Early culture persists.
  3. Capital changes founders.

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Read the chapters on the Apple II launch.

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Early Apple, reported.

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