Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50

Steve Wozniak (Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Stella Artois)

Together with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak set Apple on a path toward changing the world in 1976, when the trio officially founded the computer company.

And while Apple is one of the world’s most valuable businesses today—with a market capitalization of roughly $4.5 trillion and globe-changing products like the iPhone, iPad, and iMac—Wozniak said building a tech empire was never part of the plan.