Saturday, December 1, 2007

The lowest paid executive

In early year, he just was a technician in a company, Atari, he was a normal person like

a commoner. However, Atari gave him lesser bonus he and his partner, Steve Woziak, could

get. This thing happened factor is the founder of Atari gave him a task for creating circuit board,

which he could get $100 bonus for each chips that reduced in the mechine. Because he had little

intrest and knowledge for this project, he asked Steve Woziak help him to create circuit board.

Moreover, he made a deal with Woziak to split the bonus evenly. As an amazed was they

reduced 50 chips; however, Atari just gave him $700 intead of $5000. Go without saying, he

decided to quit, besides, he convinced Steve Woziak to co-found Apple Computer company

because he saw Woziak's computer designed foir own use was really creative. By the time, they

intoduced Apple 1. In the following year, they continued to introduce Apple 2 and had great

successful. Then, for company needed more executive to manage, he lured John Sculley, who

was CEO of Pepsi-cola and challenge him: " Do you want to spend time selling sugared water,

or do you want chance to change the world." According his empolyees said he was a

persuasive and charismatic CEO.