Clearly, you don't need to be an asshole to be successful. But do you have to be near one?
When Jobs was right there next to him, his body 8% anus by mass, being asshole enough for ten ordinary men, how do we know whether Woz's success was due in part to Jobs' abrasive personality, or in spite of it? Didn't Jobs pull some dirty business tricks to cheat Woz out of some of his ownership?
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> When Jobs was right there next to him, his body 8% anus by mass, being asshole enough for ten ordinary men
Normally, I wouldn't comment on something like this, but this phrasing is pure gold.
There are a number of stories where it generally sounds like Jobs knew how to take advantage of Wozniak, e.g.:
"...The original deadline was met after Wozniak worked at Atari four nights straight, doing some additional designs while at his day job at Hewlett-Packard. This equated to a bonus of $5,000, which Jobs kept secret from Wozniak. Wozniak has stated he only received payment of $350..." [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_(video_game) ]