‘I do not invest. I don’t do that stuff’: Why this Apple co-founder opted for a mere $50 paycheck

• Steve Wozniak sold most of his Apple shares, missing trillionaire status. • He avoided investing to protect personal values over wealth. • Wozniak prioritized engineering respect over financial gain. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak could have been the world's first trillionaire but chose to sell most of his shares, donate, and give stock to employees. He avoided investing, stating money could corrupt values. Wozniak rejected wealth as a priority, instead seeking engineering respect and building the personal computer. He worked at HP before co-founding Apple after multiple rejections of his ideas.