I was chatting with a friend/former co-worker at Jibo and he mentioned that he was hearing that some former employees were bad mouthing the company publicly. I had heard and seen similar scuttlebutt. I want to both dispute their characterization but also give a tip about how such talk reflects on you. Then in my often ironic way, I proceed to urge people to vote and mention certain characteristics of the occupant of one critical job. Some mind call this hypocritical yet I stick to some key issues and ask people what they wish to support/reward without spending a lot of time on the negative. November 6, 2018 will be here in a few days and voters in America will speak. Be one of those who makes their voice heard by voting. The picture is from Jibo's early days with robot architect Todd as Santa, artist and creative master Fardad Faridi, and I at co-founder Cynthia's house filming our holiday video for followers.

This chronicles two interesting people who came into my life around 1999. They demonstrate confidence and unique approaches to getting hired. The story takes place around the time of RadioCentral and a brief few months beforehand and several years afterward. The picture associated with this episode was my executive bio photo from RadioCentral.

Companies need to establish a strategy around the protection of their intellectual property. Patents are likely to be a viable element of such a strategy. Some information on how this impacts the inventor and basic information on the process, costs, and options.

The image is a picture of Norton AntiVirus 2.0 for Windows. NAV 2.0 was the first product to include LiveUpdate which was the technology in my first patent.

I had the opportunity to put my beliefs to the test and listen to alternative points of view. Beside being informative this is a very interesting story that touches on how the press can influence our opinions and we later find that there are other reasonable factors on the other side. Or perhaps this is the story of a man who was persuaded by money to go against their initial views. Or both.

A story of a serious challenge with an employee not fitting in with our team’s culture. This discusses the interesting techniques I used to try to mentor and guide this young man to better performance. People really celebrated my methods and held it up as a great example of modern, effective, management. I remain unsure whether this was a win or a loss. You tell me.

The picture here is of Symantec's current world headquarters. It is neither the building I worked in nor the manufacturing site mentioned in this episode. Back in my day Symantec was in Cupertino just down the road from Apple's Infinite Loop campus.

This episode covers some of the events surrounding the creation and delivery of Symantec’s LiveUpdate technology. The challenges in bringing this to market were more related to corporate politics and company culture than the implementation of an emerging technology. LiveUpdate is a feature still prominently marketed and used today. Nearly all personal computer users have used it at one time or another. There are many more interested facets of this project to be covered in subsequent episodes.

Picture is from an early LiveUpdate implementation most likely around 1997.

Inaugural Podcast about a rather extraordinary career as an emerging technologist. Meet Rich Sadowsky. He recounts his life in the disruptive emerging technology business and shares his adventures along the way. Rich has a knack for delivering entertaining and interesting high energy tales from his long and unique experiences.

The photo for this episode is a picture from Jibo's first offsite where Boston and California teams meet at secret "pool house" location.