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6、ionofthepast,partplanningforasoftwaredeveloperandthenasaseniorprod-thefuture.uctmanager.HestartedDataClearinPaloSomecelebrationhaddefinitelybeeninor-Alto,California,inthespringof1998.der.Thecompany,DataClear,wasreallytakingAtthattime,Gregrealizedthatcompanieso
7、ff,fueledbythesuccessofitsfirstsoftwarewerecollectinginformationfasterthantheyproduct,ClearCloud.In1999,itsfirstfullyearcouldanalyzeitandthatdataanalysiswasanofoperation,DataClear’ssalesreached$2.2mil-underexploitedsegmentofthesoftwarebusi-lion.Now,thefollowin
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