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In 2004, it wasn't clear that Facebook would become the world-beater it subsequently would become. Myspace was dominating the social-networking world back then, but Peter Thiel nonetheless plunked down $500,000 and now holds a 2.5 percent stake in the company. Smart-- very smart--move.
February 1, 2012 3:03 PM PST
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