BUCHHEIT’S LUCKY STREAK AS AN ANGEL (AND A FOUNDER)
Gmail creator, FriendFeed co-founder and right away Facebook worker Paul Buchheit has not usually has had a stellar career as an businessman and engineer. He’s additionally proof to be a savvy angel financier with 4 acquisitions of his portfolio companies in 6 months. Yesterday’s merger of mobile e-mail startup reMail by Google marked nonetheless an additional home run for Buchheit, who came up with a poke giant’s “Don’t be evil” slogan. He was additionally an early financier in both Appjet, that was additionally acquired by Google in December, and Mint, that was paid for by Intuit for $170 million in September. Then, of course, Buchheit’s own association FriendFeed was paid for by Facebook in a bent merger in August. Mint owner Aaron Patzer credited Buchheit with assisting him consider about a suitable program design for his consumer financial site.
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Buchheit’s propitious strain as an angel (and a founder)
