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Viaweb timeline 9

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20181 event
  1. reported 2018-07Acquired
    Yahoo acquired Viaweb
    “Paul's company was bought in '98” 1:38
    Verified2 sources· Talk
19981 event
  1. Jun 1998Acquired
    Yahoo! Inc. acquired Viaweb
    Verified1 source· Web· archived
19961 event
  1. 1996Founded
    Paul Graham founded Viaweb
    Co-founder
    Verified2 sources· Web· archived
19953 events
  1. 1995Capability
    Online store builder that ran on the server and was controlled through a browser
    “you would have an online store builder” 2:52
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. 1995Built
    Trevor Blackwell built Viaweb
    rewrote its software in Smalltalk
    “he'd rewritten all our goddamn software in Smalltalk” 19:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  3. 1995Capability
    Online store and early SaaS application
    “Viaweb was an online store, kind of like Shopify” 3:26
    Unverified1 source· Talk
Undated3 events
  1. undatedFunding
    Seed (angel) $10,000 led by Julian (first name only; friend of the founders, former CEO and corporate lawyer)
    Verified1 source· Web· archived
  2. undatedFounded
    Trevor Blackwell founded Viaweb
    Verified1 source· Web· archived
  3. undatedFounded
    Robert Morris founded Viaweb
    Verified1 source· Web· archived
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