Steve Jobs met his early collaborator, Steve Wozniak, while working at Atari. This connection led to him becoming one of the first partners in what would eventually become Apple Inc. Their partnership laid the groundwork for significant innovations in personal computing.
However, in a surprising move, Jobs chose to forfeit his equity stake in Apple at its inception. This decision proved to be unwise, as the company grew rapidly into a major player in the tech industry, ultimately missing out on substantial financial benefits for himself.