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Sounders boss Adrian Hanauer on startups, success, soccer...-- and a good tip for entrepreneurs in any line of business -- was the importance of partnering. The Sounders early on lined up with Paul Allen's Vulcan Sports and Entertainment, a partnership that allowed the team to inherit the sports... In this article: Seattle Sounders FC, Joe Roth, Drew Carey, London, Seattle, OVP Venture Partners, Fredy Montero, and Venture capital |
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Fool.com: The Motley Fool | 2 days ago
The 10 Worst Recession Stocks
...health rather than short-term performance. 4. Steep valuations Charter, whose chairman is legendary Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, became the nation's fourth-largest cable provider, raking in almost $4 billion in annual revenue...
In this article: Recession, Charter, NYSE, MBIA, Sprint, PotashCorp, Level 3, Lehman Brothers, Berkshire Hathaway, and Warren Buffett
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San Jose Mercury News | 2 days ago
Harris: Box.net keeps getting bigger, despite economic downturn
...angling for angel funding, Levie and Smith delivered a proposal to the home of a Mercer Island neighbor, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. They never heard a response. Brighter smiles at Eventbrite Eventbrite, an online service for event...
In this article: Box.net, Eventbrite, Microsoft, U.S. Venture Partners, Web 2.0, Sharepoint, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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The Seattle Times | 2 days ago
Success story: Sounders FC has been winner on and off the field in first season
...bring MLS to Seattle. His dream was realized with help from Hollywood studio executive Joe Roth and the Seahawks and their owner, Paul Allen. But even the numbers and the public response to the team in its first season were more than anyone...
In this article: Seattle Sounders FC, Joe Roth, Seattle, Democracy, Major League Soccer, Sigi Schmid, and Seahawks
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Times Online | 4 days ago
The world's canniest investor spends $34bn on a train set$
...on what, at 170m, will be the world's largest yacht when it is completed next year Jerry Seinfeld (comedian) has amassed a collection of 46 Porsches Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) has collected more than 20 Second World War aircraft
In this article: Warren Buffett, Coal, Russian oligarch, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Roman Abramovich, and Jerry Seinfeld
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The Seattle Times | 4 days ago
Paul Allen files for bankruptcy protection for Digeo holdings
Brier Dudley offers a critical look at technology and business issues affecting the Northwest. Paul Allen files for bankruptcy protection for Digeo holdings Mercer Island billionaire Paul Allen is asking for federal bankruptcy protection...
In this article: Microsoft, Bankruptcy, Charter Communications, and Comcast
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The Seattle Times | 5 days ago
UW to help concoct X Prizes at new lab
The Playa Vista, Calif.-based nonprofit gave its first award -- for $10 million -- in 2004 for a reusable spaceship backed by Paul Allen and designed by Burt Rutan. It's the second X Prize Labs, following another at Massachusetts...
In this article: X Prize Foundation, University of Washington, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Burt Rutan
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Forbes.com News | 7 days ago
Formula For A Genius Class
...genius but by multiple visionaries. Step Two: Matchmaking Many entrepreneurial successes sprang from youthful encounters: Paul Allen and Bill Gates met in high school; Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak met during Jobs' summer job. But what of...
In this article: Charles Camarda, Procter & Gamble, NASA, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Lockheed Martin, Steve Jobs, ChubbyBrain, Capitalism, and Hydrogen
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AP Online | October 29, 2009
Anthony scores 41 points to help Denver win
...for pleading guilty to reckless driving over the summer. ... Former University of Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington attended the game. ... Team owner Paul Allen, who reportedly underwent heart surgery over the summer, also attended the game.
In this article: Carmelo Anthony, Denver, Denver Nuggets, Blazers, Brandon Roy, Portland, Houston Rockets, Surgery, and University of Oregon
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer | October 27, 2009
Amazon Teams Up With Microsoft for E-Books, Bing Goes Real-Time, Revolution Computing Reels In $9M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News
The investors were not disclosed. Infinia, which (before this latest round) has raised $84 million from a syndicate that includes Paul Allen's Vulcan Capital and Vinod Khosla, is developing novel solar power systems. Seattle-based Bezos...
In this article: Microsoft, Amazon, Bing, Seattle, Facebook, Nasdaq, OVP Venture Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Leapfrog Ventures
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New York Post | October 16, 2009
Allen gets to keep Charter
Last Updated: 3:33 AM, October 16, 2009 Posted: 12:55 AM, October 16, 2009 Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen yesterday won a ruling that lets him keep control of cable company Charter Communications as part the company's...
In this article: Charter Communications, Bankruptcy, Apollo Management, Leon Black, Wells Fargo, Jpmorgan Chase, and Microsoft
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Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates. Allen regularly appears on lists of the richest people in the world. In March 2008, Forbes ranked him as the 41st richest man in the world while in September 2008, the magazine placed him 12th on its list of the richest Americans with a net worth estimated at $16 billion.
He is the founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc., which is his private asset management company, and is chairman of Charter Communications. Allen also has a multibillion dollar investment portfolio which includes large stakes in DreamWorks Animation SKG, Digeo, real estate holdings, and more than 40 other technology, media, and content companies. Allen also owns three professional sports teams: the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League, the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, and the Seattle Sounders FC franchise in Major League Soccer that will begin playing in the 2009 season.
- Birth Date:
- January 21, 1953
- Birthplace:
- Seattle, Washington
- Residence:
- Mercer Island, Washington
- Occupation:
- Chairman, Charter Communications
- Net Worth:
- $16.0 billion USD (2008)
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