Jobs believed that focusing on making profit directly leads to cutting corners and juicing revenues with inferior cost management; in contrast, focusing obsessively on creating an insanely good product ensures that profits follow naturally, avoiding the path to disaster.
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Walter IsaacsonEvidence Quote
“if you really focus on making profit you're going to cut corners you're going to do things you'll juice up your revenues you'll cut your costs a little bit you'll make a profit but that way is a path to disaster”
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What You Can Learn From History's Greatest Innovators | Walter Isaacson | The Knowledge Project 121— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:30:56 PM
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