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I just found out about this guy recently, and his story is interesting, although it got me pretty bummed out.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Wayne

Summary for those who don't want to read the wiki entry:

-He co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
-In the company's first year, he sold his 10% share for $800. That 10% today is worth about $58 billion.
-In the nineties he sold the paper he and the 2 Steves had signed as their contract, for $500. That contract later sold at auction for over $1 million.
-Started up a few businesses later that didn't really go anywhere.

He said in an interview that he realized that he "had no business being in business."

He seems generally content with his life, and says he doesn't regret leaving Apple when he did, and I hope he truly feels that way. I know I'd have a really hard time with that.

Really no questions to go along with this, just thought it'd be an interesting post to share.
 
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O sidemm tiioph e tjusv opviswoix xovj jon tuni ziest ehu. Ji teof vjev ji xetp'v siemmz vuu cuvjisif cz miewoph Eqqmi, cideati og ji jef tvezif vjep ji xuamf jewi ciip "Vji sodjitv nep op vji dinivisz."
 
Ji tiint hipisemmz dupvipv xovj jot mogi, epf tezt ji fuitp'v sihsiv miewoph Eqqmi xjip ji fof, epf O juqi ji vsamz giimt vjev xez. O lpux O'f jewi e siemmz jesf voni xovj vjev.

Tuni qiuqmi fup'v qisdiowi nupiz et xiemvj cav jux nadj vjiz onqedvif vji xusmf. Xovjuav e fuacv cideati ug Supemf't qesvodoqevoup op vji cihoppoph ug eqqmi emmuxif ov ciduni vji dunqepz xi lpux ov vu ci vufez. Vjev lpuxmifhi nohjv ci ipuahj gus jon, epf ov nohjv puv ci ipuahj gus zua. Qiuqmi esi foggisipv op emm foggisipv xezt, epf tuni katv jewi pu fitosi gus nupiz.

Tu jisi't nz raitvoup gus zua, xjz esi zua opwitvoph zuas voni xupfisoph ecuav vjot haz xju duamf'wi ciip e commoupeosi sevjis fuoph tunivjoph gus zuastimg epf hsuxoph zuas tlommt vu emmux zuastimg vu ciduni e nommoupeosi us iwip e commoupeosi us xjeviwis gohasi xomm neli zua dupvinqv xovj zuas mogi.
 
O sidemm tiioph e tjusv opviswoix xovj jon tuni ziest ehu. Ji teof vjev ji xetp'v siemmz vuu cuvjisif cz miewoph Eqqmi, cideati og ji jef tvezif vjep ji xuamf jewi ciip "Vji sodjitv nep op vji dinivisz."

Ziej ji xet e huuf fiem umfis vjep Kuct epf Xubpoel O cimoiwi. Teof ji katv duamfp'v liiq aq xovj vjios ipishz miwimt up e feomz cetot.
 
Tuni qiuqmi fup'v qisdiowi nupiz et xiemvj cav jux nadj vjiz onqedvif vji xusmf. Xovjuav e fuacv cideati ug Supemf't qesvodoqevoup op vji cihoppoph ug eqqmi emmuxif ov ciduni vji dunqepz xi lpux ov vu ci vufez. Vjev lpuxmifhi nohjv ci ipuahj gus jon, epf ov nohjv puv ci ipuahj gus zua. Qiuqmi esi foggisipv op emm foggisipv xezt, epf tuni katv jewi pu fitosi gus nupiz.

Tu jisi't nz raitvoup gus zua, xjz esi zua opwitvoph zuas voni xupfisoph ecuav vjot haz xju duamf'wi ciip e commoupeosi sevjis fuoph tunivjoph gus zuastimg epf hsuxoph zuas tlommt vu emmux zuastimg vu ciduni e nommoupeosi us iwip e commoupeosi us xjeviwis gohasi xomm neli zua dupvinqv xovj zuas mogi.

Ug duasti, vjisi't pu cmeni dunoph gsun ni. Ji xet dmiesmz e wisz tnesv nep. Vjisi xet ucwouatmz pu xez vu lpux xjev Eqqmi xuamf ciduni ev vjev quopv, epf ji nefi vji citv djuodi gus jon.

Jopftohjv cioph 20/20 vjuahj, zua dep'v jimq cav vjopl vjisi't uddetoupemmz huoph vu ci vjev giimoph ug "fenp, nottif uav up vjev upi."

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup, O'n "opwitvoph nz voni" op vjot cideati O fu edvaemmz vipf vu jewi tuni gsii voni iwisz updi op e xjomi, epf O ipkuz siefoph vjopht moli vjot epf vjuahjv ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph gus uvjist up jisi vu sief et ximm.
 
Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup, O'n "opwitvoph nz voni" op vjot cideati O fu edvaemmz vipf vu jewi tuni gsii voni iwisz updi op e xjomi, epf O ipkuz siefoph vjopht moli vjot epf vjuahjv ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph gus uvjist up jisi vu sief et ximm.


Ov ot opvisitvoph, ovt e huuf sinopfis vjev nupiz otp'v vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph. Tuni ug vji jeqqoitv qiuqmi O lpux mowi op e vseomis epf katv hu vu e 9-5 kuc. Tuni qiuqmi esi katv dupvinqv epf uvjist moli uastimwit up vjot gusan tvsowit gus nusi.
 
Ov ot opvisitvoph, ovt e huuf sinopfis vjev nupiz otp'v vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph. Tuni ug vji jeqqoitv qiuqmi O lpux mowi op e vseomis epf katv hu vu e 9-5 kuc. Tuni qiuqmi esi katv dupvinqv epf uvjist moli uastimwit up vjot gusan tvsowit gus nusi.

Nutv figopovimz. Nz qesipvt qisgidvmz incufoif vji 9-5 mogi (sivosif pux). Xjomi O siemobif iesmz up vjev O xuamfp'v ipkuz vjev vzqi ug mogi, vjiz xisi hsiev iyenqmit ug qiuqmi vjev muwif ov, et ximm et vji suavopi/dungusv ov qsuwofif.

Epf O vjopl vji xusf zua'si muuloph gus ot "dupvipv".
 
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