Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) cofounder Steve Wozniak says he didn’t start the company to get rich. Instead, he wanted fellow engineers to look at his designs and say, “Whoa.”
What Motivated Wozniak?
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Wozniak emphasized that his motivation was never about building a tech empire but rather about creating a personal computer and earning the admiration of fellow engineers.
Wozniak recounted his early days at Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HP), where he pitched his computer idea five times without success. This led him to join Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in founding Apple in 1976. Despite receiving a 45% stake in Apple, Wozniak gradually sold much of his stock in the 1980s, prioritizing personal values over wealth accumulation.
