The latter went public in 1995 and made a centimillionaire of 24-year-old Marc Andreessen.
Netscape Navigator was built by a developer who had helped create Mosaic Marc Andreessen.
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Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff and Jim Breyer talked about using tech-driven metrics to improve philanthropic efficacy.
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Marc Andreessen was one of the guys who wanted to buy Yahoo and then shrink it.
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He shares the prize with other internet pioneers Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Louis Pouzin and Marc Andreessen.
Marc Andreessen, 23, was no doubt guessing how a Gillette razor worked when he wrote a Web browser.
Rockmelt has been closely watched partly because it is backed by Marc Andreessen, who created the Netscape browser.
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Opsware ( OPSW - news - people ), founded by former Netscape whiz kid Marc Andreessen.
Dhillon participated in various projects after Informatica, but a conversation with Marc Andreessen reignited his interest in the industry.
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Then along came Netscape Communications, the Silicon Valley start-up founded by Internet guru Jim Clark and programming genius Marc Andreessen.
In June, Rose spoke with Internet revolutionary Marc Andreessen about the many technology revolutions he has seen and led.
Bill Gates and Marc Andreessen were rumored to be included as well, but they are not listed with the group today.
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Browser pioneer Marc Andreessen, now a venture capitalist at Andreessen Horowitz, said t Levinsohn would have made a good CEO for Yahoo!
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We have to act even faster because, as Marc Andreessen so accurately put it, the digital economy is eating the world.
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The pre-drinking session features Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape and other tech companies, and now the leader of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen started a data-center management firm called Loudcloud in 1999, later selling the service business to concentrate on automation software.
Whether or not a satisfying role can be found for Marc Andreessen, Netscape's 27-year-old co-founder and geek hero, will be an early test.
As Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape and now one of Silicon Valley's most illustrious venture capitalists, said, software is "eating" the world.
Other Facebook insiders have also recently sold shares, such as Marc Andreessen who sold some shares to cover taxes related to the IPO.
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In a venture industry filled with talented investors, high-profile former entrepreneurs like Khosla, Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman bring credibility with entrepreneurs.
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That was the right time for Max to be there since Netscape founder, Marc Andreessen, helped develop the web browser, Mosaic, there in 1993.
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When it launched last fall, the company drew strong interest, partly due to its funding from Andreessen Horowitz, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen.
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The remaining Facebook board members are Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Marc Andreessen, Erskine Bowles, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Donald Graham, Reed Hastings and Peter Thiel.
Backed by angel investors including Martin Varsavsky, an Argentine-Spanish entrepreneur, and Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, Mr Krim turned the tool into a business.
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That year Marc Andreessen released Mosaic for Windows, the first Web browser that allowed simple point-and-click graphic interaction with the information available on the Web.
"There's no reason death should happen, " says Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen.
Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark founded Netscape to commercialize the browser.
There is no technology visionary at the top of Ebay's organization chart, unless you want to include newly appointed board member and Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen.
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