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High-tech visionary Steve Jurvetson still looking ahead – Draper Fisher Jurvetson
June 7, 2008 /
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Steve Jurvetson has already proven himself in Silicon Valley as an alpha venture capitalist. Among his many successful bets was Hotmail, the e-mail service acquired by Microsoft back in 1997, making e-mail free for the masses and cementing Jurvetson’s reputation as a high-tech seer.
Venture capitalists look for startups like Hotmail because these companies are disruptive – they blow up existing markets and create big new money-making opportunities.
Draper Fisher Jurvetson http://www.dfj.com/
Deborah Gage,Ann Fernholm, Chronicle Staff Writers
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