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A look inside the insanely successful life of Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen

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Marc Andreessen is best known for cofounding the internet browser Netscape and launching Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley's most

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Today, a16z has $4.2 billion under management. Andreessen was an early investor in tech companies like Facebook and Twitter and has overseen its investments in hot billion­dollar startups like Airbnb.

Andreessen's net worth was an estimated $600 million in 2012 and has likely increased since — not bad for someone who grew up in a sleepy "no­stoplight town" in rural Wisconsin. http://www.businessinsider.com/a­look­inside­the­insanely­successful­life­of­investor­marc­andreessen­2015­12?nr_email_referer=1&utm_content=TechSe… 1/15 12/13/2015 A look inside the insanely successful life of investor Marc Andreessen ­ Business Insider View As: One Page Slides

Marc Andreessen grew up in the rural town of New Lisbon, Wisconsin. His dad, Lowell, worked for a seed company. His mom, Pat, worked for retailer Lands' End in customer service.

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