First a maverick, now a patriarch

Posted by tadelste on Nov 18, 2005 6:04 AM EDT
SanDiego Union Tribune; By Bruce V. Bigelow
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Like many from the dot-com generation, Michael Robertson seemed awfully young when he led San Diego's Internet boom as the 30-something founder of MP3.com.

Now at the tender age of 38, the maverick entrepreneur has assumed another age-incongruous role – as the patriarch in a burgeoning revival of Web-based startups.

In a recent interview, Robertson described his role in starting three local ventures, Linspire, Gizmo Project and MP3tunes – and hinted of plans to unveil a fourth Internet-based business next month. Meanwhile, at least seven former employees from MP3.com have launched their own companies here in recent years.

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