Steve Wozniak

Cofounder, Apple

Search every verified Steve Wozniak interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 2025 interview, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discussed the early days of the company, describing himself as the engineer who designed the Apple II, which he said was the only product generating revenue for Apple in its first decade. He stated that Steve Jobs did not have the ability to design hardware or software and that Jobs learned marketing principles from investor Mike Markkula. Wozniak also said he initially gave away his computer designs for free to help start the personal computer revolution. Speaking at the A3F 2026 conference in Zurich in June 2026, Wozniak reflected on his early passion for digital technology and his goal of building useful products for everyday people. He expressed skepticism about artificial intelligence replacing human workers, citing the need for human oversight and concerns about deepfakes and scams. Wozniak attributed Apple's later massive growth to the business thinking of the people who ran the company after its first decade, rather than to his own engineering contributions.