Apple Co-founder Ron Wayne sold a 10% stake in Apple way back then and I think you can guess the rest. At today's current market cap, his shares would have been worth much "over" $40 Billion USD (estimation)
Instead he got $800 USD in 1976 and bought gold. Now hes buying gold again. I'm a quite bullish about gold and silver going forward but of course a company like Apple is a rarity indeed..... poor old bastard.
Apple Co-Founder Traded His Shares for Gold. Why That Was a Horrible Investment, in 1 Chart - Bloomberg
Apple Co-Founder Wayne Remembers Steve Jobs: Video - Bloomberg
But of course, its always easy to say these things in retrospect...........