10 people who missed out on millions (+Photos)

2. Nolan Bushnell – Apple

Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, holds the distinction of being one of Steve Jobs’ first bosses – something that Jobs quickly gave up when he went into business for himself alongside buddy Steve Wozniak. Jobs was evidently impressed by some of the ways Bushnell conducted business, and when he was starting Apple, offered Bushnell a chance to invest a mere $50,000 in seed money in the company.

If Bushnell had agreed to invest in his former employee, he would have been the owner of 1/3 of the tech giant. 1/3 of Apple’s approximate current valuation of $480 billion? That’s a whole lot of dough.