In 1985, He Was Forced Out of the Company He Founded. Months Later He Bet $10 Million On A Graphics Unit He Bought From George Lucas. By 2006, That Bet Was Worth Far More Than His Apple Stock

After Apple pushed Steve Jobs out, he quietly poured $10 million of his own money into a struggling graphics lab few people had heard of. What that gamble eventually revealed about where his real wealth came from would surprise almost everyone who followed his career.