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How to Make a Few Billion Dollars

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Amarex's Crude Internet

  • Brad Jacobs and his team at Amarex built a crude version of the internet using appliance-sized computers and green screens.
  • This system allowed them to share real-time data on oil prices and buyer-seller activity, which provided a significant competitive advantage, and positioned Jacobs to start his own oil trading company in London.
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