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Is Matt Marshall the Jimmy Olsen of venture capital?

By Owen Thomas, 1:00 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008, 461 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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VentureBeat editor Matt Marshall does have a striking resemblance to Superman's Jimmy Olsen, as Jangl CEO Michael Cerda suggests. The analogy's even more apt if you compare Marshall to the Smallville version:

A note to prospective Lois Lanes: We hear Marshall is unattached. Time to indulge your Daily Planet newsroom fantasies?

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