Nvidia co-founder missed out on up to $600 billion by selling shares
Nvidia co-founder Curtis Priem left the company in 2003 and had fully sold his stake by 2006. At the time of the 1999 IPO, he owned about 12% of the company—roughly 3 million shares. This is significant because if he had kept his shares until today, their value could have reached nearly $574 billion amid Nvidia’s rapid growth fueled by the AI boom.
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Since then, Priem’s net worth is estimated at around $30 million. He admitted he would have liked to keep at least some of his shares, given their current value far exceeds what he gained from selling them. This story highlights the importance of investing and holding onto shares in growing tech companies.
For Priem, this was a missed opportunity to become one of the wealthiest people in the world; for investors, it serves as a reminder of the potential benefits of long-term shareholding in companies shaping the future
