20 Years On: Why Netscape’s IPO Was the “Big Bang” of the Internet Era
This Sunday, August 9th, marks the 20th anniversary of perhaps the seminal moment in modern tech history. On August 9th, 1995, Netscape Communications Corporation went …
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April 12, 2015 Early eBay Executive (and California Gubernatorial Candidate?) Steve Westly
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April 5, 2015 Early Amazon Engineer and Co-Developer of the Recommendation Engine, Greg Linden
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April 3, 2015 What Was The First Item Ever Ordered On Amazon?
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March 29, 2015 Chapter 8, Supplemental 1 – Robert Levitan of iVillage and Flooz
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March 16, 2015 Chapter 4, Supplemental 10 – Infoseek Founder (and inventor of the optical mouse) Steve Kirsch
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Steve Goldberg of Microsoft and the IAB
Summary: Steve Goldberg was the first hire for Microsoft’s Advertising division. He was present at the launch of such projects as MSNBC, Slate, Expedia and MSN, the portal. …
The Development of Consumer Broadband with Intel’s Avram Miller
Summary: Avram Miller was the co-founder of Intel Capital, and during the 90s, racked up some of the greatest venture fund successes of all time, …
Justin Frankel, Creator of Winamp
Summary: A conversation with Justin Frankel, creator of the Winamp application, which was arguably the software package responsible for popularizing the MP3. Listen: Listen Right …
On the 20th Birthday of the MP3, An Interview With The “Father” of the MP3, Karlheinz Brandenburg
Twenty years ago today, this email made the rounds among the dozens of engineers and researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Germany: Date: …
Owen Thomas Returns!
Summary: Owen Thomas is back on the show for another analysis episode, helping us establish the context for the dot-com era. You can listen to his previous …
Chris Cooper, Founder of Quote.com
Summary: Get ready for one of the most fascinating entrepreneurial stories we’ve covered thus far on the show. Chris Cooper was the founder of Quote.com, which, …
The Forgotten Story of the Original iPhone Released in 1998
Remember this? So, three things: a widescreen iPod with touch controls; a revolutionary mobile phone; and a breakthrough Internet communications device. An iPod, a phone, …
Steve Yelvington Discusses Newspapers and the Early Web
Summary: Today we’re going to go a bit backwards in our timeline, back to some of the issues we covered in our Chapter 5 episodes. …
How Teens Spent Time On The Web In 1999
More data goodness from my deep dives into The Industry Standard’s hard copy archives. In 1999, Jupiter Communications estimated there were only about 8 million …