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William F. von Meister (February 21, 1942 – May 18, 1995) was an American entrepreneur who founded and participated in a number of startup ventures in the Washington, D.C., area. These included The Source, an early online service and CompuServe competitor, and Control Video Corporation, a predecessor to AOL. [1]
Apr 26, 2014 · Two years latter when I tried to contact him, I was sad when I heard Bill Von Meister had died from pancreatic cancer that took his life in three months after diagnosis. When we last spoke he mentioned he had a pain in his gut and was going to see the doctor about it the following week.
Nov 18, 2017 · Any reasonable person who had witnessed that scene play out, pregnant with symbolism as it was, would have shut out the lights and called it a day. Indeed, Bill von Meister, who had already spent more time with Control Video than with most of his startups, was now muttering about doing just that. His colleagues, though, weren’t all in agreement.
Feb 28, 2023 · Bill Von Meister died broke, with huge debts, including hefty medical bills and burgeoning mortgage demands, and very little to show for his itinerant journey from one hopeful start-up venture to the next.
Von Meister died of cancer in Great Falls, Virginia, at the age of 53, [8] leaving behind his son, Frederick William von Meister. Titles As a descendent of Prussian nobility , William had the honour of carrying von in his last name.
Jul 17, 2019 · Von Meister and two engineers devised an information network based on “piggybacking” digital data on FM radio broadcasts using a single sideband. The system, which von Meister named Infocast, could broadcast data up to the limit of an FM broadcast (about 75 miles).
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Von Meister died of cancer in Great Falls, Virginia, at the age of 53, leaving behind his son, Frederick William von Meister. *les As a descendent of Prussian nobility, William had the honour of carrying von in his last name.
