28 years later, a young Steve Jobs called HP co-founder Bill Hewlett…
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 1, 2023
…and ended up with a summer job: pic.twitter.com/CWAvqQnCCZ
Apple was founded the year before by Jobs, Wozniak & Ron Wayne.
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 4, 2023
Wayne had worked with Jobs at Atari and designed Apple’s first logo.
But he decided to leave less than two weeks after signing this document.
He sold back his 10% stake for $800. pic.twitter.com/T0Z1DkWSuV
Fast forward to 1977…
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 4, 2023
Angel investor Mike Markkula was employee #3 and the moneyman.
He invested $250,000 for a one-third stake in Apple. pic.twitter.com/0186o8hvnV
As part of its incorporation, Apple published a marketing manifesto: pic.twitter.com/z69mkORInN
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 4, 2023
Less than 4 years after incorporating, Apple went public: pic.twitter.com/5kxS6ZblYb
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 4, 2023
Jobs & Woz became multimillionaires.
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 4, 2023
“It wasn’t that important,” Jobs later said. “Because I never did it for the money.” pic.twitter.com/X2esh2wn6H
