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  2. Eleanora Colloredo-Mannsfeld. 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.

  3. Oct 5, 2021 · Close behind in age—if not net worth—are fellow crypto entrepreneurs Brian Armstrong ($11.5 billion) and Fred Ehrsam ($3.5 billion), cofounders of crypto exchange Coinbase, and Baiju Bhatt ($2 ...

  4. Mar 20, 2024 · AOL is a web portal and online service provider founded in 1983 by Marc Seriff, Steve Case, Jim Kimsey, and William von Meister. AOL was one of the largest media companies of the early internet, dominating email, internet connectivity, online news, and chat. At one point, it had a market capitalization exceeding $200 billion.

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  5. Jul 17, 2019 · Bill von Meister. “Von Meister is a terrific entrepreneur, but doesn’t know when to stop entrepreneuring.”. — Jack Taub, financial backer of Infocast. Bill von Meister grew up planning to be his own boss. He had a fine example in his wealthy father, who managed a company called German Zeppelin Shipping in Lakehurst, N.J.

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    History 1983–1991: early years. AOL began in 1983, as a short-lived venture called Control Video Corporation (CVC), founded by William von Meister.Its sole product was an online service called GameLine for the Atari 2600 video game console, after von Meister's idea of buying music on demand was rejected by Warner Bros. Subscribers bought a modem from the company for $49.95 and paid a one ...

  7. Oct 5, 2021 · The aggregate wealth of The Forbes 400 reached a record-breaking $4.5 trillion, and the minimum net worth needed to make the cut for this year’s list rose to a record high of $2.9 billion, up...

  8. American entrepreneur (1942–1995) 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 compe*or, and Control Video Corporation, a predecessor to AOL.

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