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Re:Slam Dunk Startups? by aneesh on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @08:00PM (#119334)
hotmail is one startup people typically cite as an example of this. Sabeer & Jack themselves admit it.

from idea to $400MM acquisition by Microsoft in 18 months.

Re:Slam Dunk Startups? by wallflower on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @08:11PM (#119342)
HoTMaiL = HTML