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Roku head Anthony Wood holds up a SoundBridge Radio (R) and SoundBridge network music player at its headquarters in Palo Alto, California August 31, 2006. Wood, 40, invented the digital video recorder
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How Billionaire Anthony Wood Quit His Netflix Job, Founded Roku—And Then Quadrupled His Fortune In The Past Year
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