Andrew Conru founded a company known as Various Inc which served as an umbrella company for the FriendFinder network of social networking and dating/personals sites. He turned it into one of the most valuable Internet properties in history and recently sold his company to Penthouse Media Group for $500 million, one of the largest [...]
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, recently spoke at a Hong Kong forum about the future of software. Some of the highlights and predictions in his presentation included:
* Software breakthroughs will begin happening more rapidly.
* Natural User Interfaces (NUIs) will gain more popularity, combining interaction [...]
Thanks to investor Shai Dardashti’s blog, I just found this nearly two-hour long video of billionaire Charlie Munger speaking at CalTech:
http://today.caltech.edu/theater/30623_bb.ram
Here is some background information on the lecture:
PASADENA, Calif.- Charles “Charlie” Munger, lifelong friend and business partner of Warren Buffett, will be the featured guest at the 2008 DuBridge Distinguished Lecture Series at the California [...]