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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

InfoChachkie

Marten began his story by explaining that MySQL was originally founded as a research project and how it was a nascent startup for nearly a decade before he joined the team. According to Marten, it was a demoralizing blow that would have spooked the investors, if MySQL had acquiesced to the US company's demands. Share and Enjoy.

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Aaron Swartz | A Stranger in a Strange Land

Tech Zulu Event

At 14, he became a co-editor for the spec responsible for RSS technology. As such, he believed that by openly sharing and distributing years of research and literary work to the public in pursuit of spreading information, would result in a more equal and just world.He At 12, Swartz created an online encyclopedia that anyone could edit.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. Rents have increased by just 2% across Los Angeles over the same time period, he says. Plus, people like to live near where they work, and the tech companies are there.". clients, brokers say. clients, brokers say. WSJ Web Slice.