Inventor of the First Digital Camera, Steven Sasson
Summary Steve Sasson was the inventor of the world’s first digital camera. Because it’s hard to imagine modern life without digital photography, it’s maybe easy to …
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CompuServe Founder Jeff Wilkins
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Hunter Walk Talks Second Life, Google Adsense and YouTube
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The History of Sierra Online with Laine Nooney
Summary Ken and Roberta Williams were the founders of the legendary PC gaming company Sierra Online. Assistant Professor of Digital Media in the School of Literature, …
BabyCenter.com Founders Mark Selcow and Matt Glickman
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Larry Kramer, Founder of MarketWatch.com
Summary Larry Kramer was the founder of MarketWatch.com. He’s also been the President and Publisher of USA Today and he’s currently interim CEO of TheStreet.com. …
Co-Founder of Tesla, Marc Tarpenning
Summary Marc Tarpenning, along with Martin Eberhard, was the cofounder of Tesla Motors back in 2003. But before that, Tarpenning and Eberhard were also the …
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Suck Again! Joey Anuff And Carl Steadman Return!
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Matt Kursh on Pen Computing, Sidewalk and MSN
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The Man Who Could Have Been Bill Gates? The Gary Kildall Story
Summary To celebrate our 100th episode, we’re taking a special look at one of the foundational legends of the technology industry. It’s about the man …
The Founders of Suck.com, Carl Steadman and Joey Anuff
Summary Carl Steadman and Joey Anuff were the founders of perhaps the most influential of the early web content sites, Suck.com. If you’re unfamiliar with Suck, …
Rob Lord, Founder of the Internet Underground Music Archive
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Chris Fralic Discusses Half.com and Del.icio.us
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The First “Web” Cam With Quentin Stafford-Fraser
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Pathfinder Executive Paul Sagan
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Founder of the First Dorm Room Dot Com, Tripod’s Bo Peabody
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Minitel, the “French Internet” That Came Before the Web
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