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Turning Down A Chance To Own 10% Of Apple
from the have-any-regrets? dept
Computer Shopper is running an article, written by the magazine's first editor, Stan Veit, talking about his experience running a small computer store in NY and dealing with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak before Apple was even a company -- when they were pushing him to sell their Apple I machines (which were more computer boards than complete machines at the time). But the most amusing part is Steve Jobs' offer to give him 10% of the company in exchange for $10,000. It's an entertaining look into some of the very, very early days of Apple (when Woz was still working at HP). As for the opportunity (which Veit turned down) to invest, well, there's a bit of a twist at the very end of the article, care of Woz's mom.
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For those not willing to put up with 5 pages of popups and ads
Mrs. Wozniak said, “Don’t feel bad, you were not the first person Jobs offered stock in the company for a small investment. When the boys needed printed circuit boards, Jobs offered an interest in the company to the man who did the boards. However they managed to pay for the boards and the man never got any stock. When Apple went public, Jobs would not give stock to several employees who made the Apple possible. My son gave them stock out of his allotment, or they would have never benefited from the long hours and devotion they put in to start the company. If you had given Jobs the money, he would have found a way to keep you from getting the stock."
So this makes Jobs sound like a real asshole.
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Re: For those not willing to put up with 5 pages of popups and ads
You mean.."this paints a perfect picture of how shady Steve Jobs really can be".
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But Jobs pretty much is a real asshole...
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It sounds like he gave away 10% of the stock 100 times
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No... he just offered to give away 10% of the stock 100 times.
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@#1: Jobs IS a real asshole. The shine has just started to wear off.
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He is a CEO
Is he not? He's doing his job.
While I don't agree with his tactics Jobs is doing what he feels is the right thing.
@#5. I have to agree rockerest.
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Woz is the real inventor, hardcore geek and all-round admirable chap. That's why he 'left' (was shunted out) the day the company was taken over by the stuffed shirts (a.k.a. Jobs' Gang).
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