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Feb 1, 2023
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OU Cougar
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My friends dad was a HP group leader for Ray Noorda and Drew Major in Orem
They came to him about investing 100k in a computer file sharing program called Novell in about 1982.
My friends dad turned them down.
The investment would have been worth 200 million by 1995.
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My friends dad was a HP group leader for Ray Noorda and Drew Major in Orem
OU Cougar
2/1/23 2:43pm
RE: My friends dad was a HP group leader for Ray Noorda and Drew Major in Orem
byubyu
2/1/23 2:43pm
Only 100K in 1982. Can’t believe he was so cheap.
cougaman
2/1/23 2:44pm
He was the principal at an elementary school
OU Cougar
2/1/23 3:02pm
What elementary school principle didn’t just have enough cash laying around to
cougaman
2/1/23 3:06pm
He also had an inherited orchard that he had converted into a subdivision
OU Cougar
2/1/23 3:10pm
Yeah, but that would be the equivalent of about a million dollars today.
cougaman
2/1/23 3:16pm
Good point. Definitely a risk
OU Cougar
2/1/23 3:20pm
That’s back when Dr.’s made $60K/year.
HiLife
2/2/23 10:59am
I was using more home prices as the base. Average home price was around 70K
cougaman
2/2/23 11:09am
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Buffalo
2/1/23 2:45pm
My parents lived next to and were good friends with the Ashton's. Never invited to buy in AFAIK.
Niiineteeen84
2/1/23 2:46pm
My grandpa owned a significant amount of land on what would shortly become the
shoganai
2/1/23 2:46pm
Do we have the same grandpa? Same exact scenario.
CougaRR4L
2/1/23 2:55pm
NoVell is a novel way to spell Novell
fan_byu
2/1/23 2:47pm
NoVel
Pollster
2/1/23 2:48pm
NoVell Edwards
Clark Addison
2/1/23 2:57pm
My friend was brain damaged but after the war he started a shrimp boat business. There was a hurricane and after that he
PJMort
2/1/23 2:57pm
That's crazy. Life is like a box of chocolates.
Shihan
2/1/23 3:05pm
RE: My friend was brain damaged, but after the war he started a shrimp boat
BYU Grounds
2/1/23 3:06pm
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