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Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. (/ m ɑːr ˈ k uː l ə /; born February 11, 1942) is an American electrical engineer, businessman and investor. He was the original angel investor , first chairman, and second CEO for Apple Computer, Inc. , providing critical early funding and managerial support.
Aug 21, 2023 · Learn how Mike Markkula, an engineer and investor, became one of the key figures in Apple's early history. He invested $250,000 in 1977, became the second CEO and chairman, and supported the Macintosh project.
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- Jeannine Mancini
Mike Markkula, B.S. EE ’64 and M.S. EE ’66, shares his USC engineering experience, his first impressions of Apple, his risky decisions, and his marketing philosophy. He will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Viterbi Awards.
1 day ago · Mike Markkula was an Intel employee and had amassed a fortune worth millions of dollars before he turned his attention to Apple, emerging as its first investor after pouring an initial sum of ...
Learn about Mike Markkula, who put $250k in Apple in 1977 and became its CEO for two years. He believed in Steve Jobs's vision of a personal computer and stayed on Apple's board until 1997.
Nov 7, 2011 · Jobs had recruited Mike Markkula, a 33-year-old marketing and finance man, to help prepare a business plan for the nascent company.
Sep 1, 1997 · For here in this 50-acre domain atop the San Andreas Fault, with its groves of stately redwood trees, lives Armas Clifford (Mike) Markkula Jr., the third and perhaps least understood co-founder...
