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Forbes: The E-gang

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 22, 1999

“MEET THE PEOPLE who are reinventing the rules of
business,
customer by customer, new issue by new issue. For
the second year FORBES showcases a dozen people at the
forefront of the Internet revolution…. one hails from
Finland…”

“What they share is an icy sharp vision of the future and a
fierce willingness to flout conventional wisdom…”

“LINUS TORVALDS, Silicon Valley’s most reluctant–and most
radical–superstar, arrives for a dinnertime interview with an
unusual entourage. No flacks, no aides, just his wife, their two
toddlers, a cache of toys and a couple of close friends.”

Complete
story
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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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