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Wikipedia

The Web Era · 2000s — one of the 100 companies on the MogulSpin reels.

The legends

Jimmy Wales — Free Knowledge for All

Co-founder

Co-founder, 'Jimbo'
Built the world's encyclopedia for free
Runs it as a nonprofit

Larry Sanger

Co-founder who coined 'Wikipedia'
Later a vocal critic

Sue Gardner

Executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation

Magnus Manske

Wrote early MediaWiki software

Lee Daniel Crocker

Re-architected MediaWiki

Also on the roster

Wikimedia donors

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