C. Richard Kramlich, Early Investor in Silicon Valley, Dies at 89
He was among the first backers of Apple Computer and 3Com, earning windfalls, but it was his humaneness that distinguished him from other venture capitalists.
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Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89
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