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Netscape Founder Joins Facebook Board

Netscape Founder Joins Facebook Board

Remember Netscape? At one time it looked as if it would eclipse Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as a browser. Those days are just a hazy memory now, but the man who dreamed them, Marc Andreessen, is still very much alive and kicking – and the newest member of Facebook’s four-member board.

It will be a change for Andreessen, who has plenty of experience with startups – after Netscape he was involved with Opsware and Ning.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive, said:

"I know Marc will be a great mentor to me and our leadership team. He has experience that is relevant to Facebook in so many ways: scaling companies that are experiencing extraordinary growth, creating successful technology platforms, and building strong engineering organizations."

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