In 1977, Markkula brought his business expertise along with US$250,000 ($80,000 as an equity investment in the company and $170,000 as a loan) and became a one-third owner of Apple and employee number 3.
V roku 1977 Markkula priniesol do firmy svoje skúsenosti z biznisu, 250 000 $ (80 000$ ako investíciu do firmy a 170 000$ ako pôžičku) a stal sa tretinovým vlastníkom a zamestnancom číslo 3.