“I would go down to the mall and I would sing songs until each homeless person that I was in front of would smile.”
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Nick Cooper
Coffeez with Joe Shalaby ·
“If we don't go to malls, people will have to get in their car and drive 10 miles to go to an Apple store… If we're in the mall, they have to walk 10 feet out of their way.”
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Convinced Steve Jobs to place Apple Stores in malls despite Jobs’ dislike of malls
10 miles; 10 feet
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“It'll pay its guards an hourly wage, typically around $18, and then charge the mall a marked up rate for their services.”
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