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(Podcast) Upgrade 619: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1)

The "Upgrade 619" podcast episode, part of the "Designed in California" series, revisits 1976 to detail Steve Jobs’s repeated efforts to sell Apple or secure investment for the struggling startup. The episode recounts the company’s early financial challenges and Jobs’s attempts to find a buyer or backer.

read1 min publishedJun 4, 2026

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we take you back to 1976 and recount Steve Jobs’s numerous attempts to sell Apple or, at the very least, get someone to make an investment in the fledgling company.

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