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helge9210
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Jetbrains founders turn billionaires without VC he...
In Russia anyone rich enough is either part of FSB or gets an offer one can't refuse (for example, see Sysoev/NGINX).
Owners of the company are not dead.
maverwa
on Dec 19, 2020
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Please excuse me lack of knowledge, but I thought the founders are from the Czech Republic?
helge9210
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No, they are Russians.
mekster
on Dec 18, 2020
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What happened with the nginx owner?
helge9210
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Igor Sysoev (not owner, that would be F5 Networks, but CTO of NGINX, Inc.) was detained, accepted the deal and was released.
mekster
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What was the deal about? Where can I read about it?
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Owners of the company are not dead.