Steven Thomas (entrepreneur)
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Steven Thomas was an American
entrepreneur
who founded the computer security company Webroot Software
.
After being diagnosed with "possible" bipolar disorder
, he went missing in June 2008. His body was found on July 2, 2008, at the bottom of Pali Lookout near Honolulu. An autopsy showed that his injuries appeared to be consistent with a fall; However he did send a letter to his closest friends that if he turned up missing or dead it was not his fault. The case is still open with the Honolulu Police and is deemed as an unattended death.
United States
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Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who founded the computer security company Webroot Software
Webroot Software
Webroot provides Internet security software for consumers, enterprises and small and medium–sized businesses. Originally started in Boulder, CO the company is now headquartered in Broomfield, CO, the company has operations in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Japan and the United Kingdom.-...
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After being diagnosed with "possible" bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or...
, he went missing in June 2008. His body was found on July 2, 2008, at the bottom of Pali Lookout near Honolulu. An autopsy showed that his injuries appeared to be consistent with a fall; However he did send a letter to his closest friends that if he turned up missing or dead it was not his fault. The case is still open with the Honolulu Police and is deemed as an unattended death.