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Paul Birch

Bebo Co-Founder: AOL Sale Would Be ‘Mildly Disappointing’

Feb 3, 2009 5:01 AM

That’s an understatment. What do the Bebo founders think of reports AOL (NYSE: TWX) wants to sell Bebo, less than a year after buying it from them for $850 million? Says serial entrepreneur Paul Birch, brother of Michael Birch, still hungover (via TechFluff.tv): “It’s only mildly disappointing. We’re financially disconnected…

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Posted In: Companies, AOL, Time Warner, bebo, paul birch

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