1998

#1998

@mubeitech: At 37, Tim Cook got a $500k signing bonus and a $400k salary. He quit a secure job at Compaq to jump into a nearly bankrupt company. Friends told him not to go, but a single phone call from Steve Jobs sealed the deal. It was 1998. All of Silicon Valley was chasing enterprise services…

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In 1998 Tim Cook left a secure Compaq role for a $500k signing bonus and $400k salary at then-struggling Apple after a single call from Steve Jobs.

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