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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Demographics don't help. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, single men outnumber single women in the Valley by almost 5,500. And even men who should have no problem attracting women--say, good-looking men worth millions of dollars--aren't dipping into the dating pool. Sabeer Bhatia, 31, the co-founder of Hotmail, made $200 million when he sold his company to Microsoft in 1998. Rather than retire, or even slow down, Bhatia founded another company, called Arzoo (a Hindi word for--what else?--passion). He has five cars, a penthouse apartment in San Francisco and a stream...
Another Silicon Valley-based executive, age 33, bottom lines it this way: "For most people, relationships are simply not time-effective," he says. "People think having relationships with the opposite sex is nice, but if it gets in the way of making $3 million, forget it. They'll go to bars for a quick...
Gregory Slayton, CEO of ClickAction Inc., is also running George W. Bush's Silicon Valley campaign, and he's convened a group of 30 well-scrubbed executives for a breakfast at Scott's Seafood Restaurant in Palo Alto. Slayton is decked out in a dark blue suit and a SILICON VALLEY BUSH 2000 baseball cap. When he laughs, he throws his head back and rolls his weight onto his heels. He greets guests by simultaneously shaking their hands, slapping their backs and bellowing, "Buddyhowareyagoodtoseeyouman!" Watching him, it's easy to forget that it is not yet 8 in the morning...
...raiser. "The goal for the event is substantial, but it's doable," Slayton says. "The Governor is really relying on us." While it's unusual to meet techies who can even name a presidential candidate, it's rarer still to find people actively campaigning for a Republican. But the Valley's new rich are realizing their political clout, and Bush has gone after their pocketbook issues, like tax cuts and tort reform. It's working: though he has spent only two days in the Valley, Bush has raised more than $2 million there...
...honor to be part of the team. We're rocking out here." At the end of the event, he's a whirlwind of handshakes and high-fives. He is halfway out the door when he buttonholes an attendee: "Kiddo! Do we have your wife on board for Silicon Valley Bush 2000?" The man nods. "Excellent...