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A $1.8B startup sale made him wealthy—now he plans to donate half his net worth: 'The American Dream isn't just about getting rich'

Plenty of wealthy people plan to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropic causes. Jeff Atwood says he'll actually do it within the next five years.Atwood, the co-founder of computer programing platform Stack Overflow — which was acquired by global investment group Prosus for $1.8 billion in 2021 — plans to give away more than half his wealth within the next five years, he wrote in a blog post last week.It's unclear what portion of the Stack Overflow sale was deposited directly into Atwood'...

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