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    Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known as Jimbo Wales, is an American Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of the non-profit free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia).

  2. Oct 17, 2023 · From his early entrepreneurial endeavors to his commitment to open knowledge, Waless journey is nothing short of astonishing. In this article, we will delve into nine astonishing facts about Jimmy Wales, shedding light on the lesser-known aspects of his life and career.

  3. Jan 4, 2012 · After about two months, Wales went bananas and summarily deleted a page I told him I had written (about Arch Coal, and not even for payment, as this was a test of Wales, actually). He called it "PR puff" and "unacceptable".

  4. Apr 16, 2024 · Jimmy Wales didn't just create Wikipedia; he crafted a culture of free, global information access. Now, he's sharing his blueprint for innovation, only on Augment. Learn about his journey and tap into the wisdom of a true web pioneer.

  5. Jimmy Wales and his crowdsourced compendium of all the world’s knowledge. Wikipedia began as a side project of Wales’ dotcom-bubble-era entrepreneurship (he launched a search engine, among...

  6. Aug 24, 2021 · Was it dominant enough that it was on everyone’s radar? Or was there something else that happened? Because that seemed to provide the fuel for some of what happened later. How did that actually come together? Jimmy Wales: I would say, no, we were by no means dominant. We only ever had a little bit of press coverage.

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  8. Apr 18, 2006 · Time to hear it from Wikipedia's co-founders, Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales and Larry Sanger. Or depending on which part of Wikipedia you choose to believe, Wikipedia's founder and ... well, some other guy. Sanger was editing the Nupedia project, which grew into Wikipedia, before leaving in 2002, wishing the project the best.

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