CEO keeps growing new ventures
Some of the Internet economy's leading-edge companies were born at high-tech incubator Idealab. And then came the dot-com bust. Idealab survived but it's taken a new direction. Kai Ryssdal talks with CEO Bill Gross in Conversations From the Corner Office.
Idealab CEO Bill Gross (Idealab)
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Who: Bill Gross, chairman and CEO, Idealab.
Education: He graduated with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.
What you may not know: Launched his first business as a teen selling bulk candy to classmates for a profit.
Personal: Gross lives with his family in Pasadena, Calif.








