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Thursday, February 21, 2008

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CEO keeps growing new ventures

Idealab CEO Bill Gross

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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EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

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.

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