Apple’s Forgotten Co-Founder
June 24th, 2010 | Published in Technology
Ouch:
Eleven days after Apple was formed, [Ron] Wayne removed himself from the company charter. He eventually was given $800 for his stake in Apple, and he let go of that valuable Apple stock, which has exploded in value since.
“I’m living off my Social Security and I do a modest trade in collectors’ stamps and coins,” he said.
Today, that stock would be worth $22 billion.
That’s the kind of mistake I hope I never make.
And this part is priceless:
A retired engineer, who has worked at various companies since his departure, Wayne said he never has owned an Apple product.
“I never had a real use for computers,” he said.