At the dawn of Apple, when Steve Jobs refused to give options for part of the first employees of the company, the other co-founder Steve Wozniak gave one of disadvantaged workers own shares in the amount of $ 10 million. Writes Siliconrus with reference to the Business Insider.
Employee of the company at number 12 Daniel Kottke traveled to India with Jobs and was a friend from college. However, Jobs believed that Kottke is not worthy of the award.
Kottke later told the publication Dice, that he hoped to meet with co-founder Eduardo Saverin Facebook (Zuckerberg sued because of an option), because he feels that they have a "common history":
"It was the summer of 1980, I had no option. No one ever even told me about it. All I wanted - to know the opinion of Steve about this, but he just did not want to talk to me. Several times he made me wait in his office for a few hours. You know how it happens - he endlessly talked on the phone before I left. "
When one of the directors of Apple later drew attention to the lack of options at Kottke and offered to give him a share of the company, Jobs replied: "Good. I'll give it a zero. "
Another co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, did not think that Jobs is doing the right. When Jobs refused to hand options, Wozniak Kottke offered some of its own shares for $ 10 million.
"I am surprised that the producers of the film" Jobs "decided to show when Jobs refused to give securities early Apple team, but did not show, I gave some of its own shares for $ 10 million, because he thought it would be right. $ 10 million - it was a lot of money in those days, "- said Wozniak.