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      3 days ago

      He’s filthy rich and makes some of his money with gambling addiction. But his company invests million into Linux and I really enjoy Valve’s products. There are thousands of worse CEOs and companies.

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        He’s also the original ceo of valve. Didn’t sell it out and have corporate ceos just casually going in and out.

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            Yup. I’m an electrician in Seattle. We’ve built his offices and got to interact with his staff. I remember him mentioning to our GC the idea of having his offices open 24/7 to his staff with amenities was because the guy who came up with the idea is steam liked to work at night.

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            It has to be one of the most profitable companies on the planet. So much revenue with so little staff

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      3 days ago

      Gaben is number 107 on the Forbes top 400 billionaires list.

      Dude is fucking stacked