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    The life of Tom Perkins 1932-2016 – entrepreneur, innovator and mastermind of Maltese Falcon

    • June 14, 2016

    Tomas J. Perkins 1932-2016 Tom Perkins, who has died aged 84, was one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture capitalists and a prolific superyacht owner whose innovative thinking led to…

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