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Digg misses the Silicon Valley lotto

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Gerald Posner
Jul 14, 2012
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M&A fees to lawyers were likely more than the $500,000 paid for Digg. It turned down $200 million from Google four years ago. Anyone remember the 2006 Business Week cover that featured Digg founder Kevin Rose with his 2 thumbs up and the banner headline "How this Kid Made $60 million in 18 months" Silicon Valley lottery

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