You have NOTHING to Lose – Steve Jobs Interview

there’s no risk now that that’s why you
need to do it young that’s why we
started Apple we said you know we have
absolutely nothing to lose I was 20
years old at the time woz was twenty
four or five so we have nothing to lose
me we have no families no children no
houses woz had an old car you know I had
a Volkswagen van I mean all we were
going to lose is that our cars and the
shirts off our back we had nothing to
lose and we had everything to gain and
we figured even if we crash and burn and
lose everything the experience will have
been worth ten times the cost so what
did we have to lose there was no risk
and that’s you know I think that’s a
very healthy way to look at it some
people say well you could have gone to
college and been a lawyer well you’re
right but you can go to college and be a
lawyer when you’re 25 and there’s
nothing that stops you from doing that
you really the only thing you really
have in your life is time and if you
invest that time in yourself to have
great experiences that are going to
enrich you then you can’t possibly lose
so I always advise people don’t wait do
something when you’re young when you
have nothing to lose and keep that in
mind and I think that’s the best way not
that people can start companies when
they’re 50 I’ve seen that very
successful companies but it’s a lot
easier when you’re young and have
nothing to lose and don’t have the
responsibilities to other people that
you will acquire later on in your life
you