Episode 141: Visionaries

Episode 141 originally broadcast on February 16, 2008

The School of Business for February 16, 2008

Russ and John offer curriculum you don't get anywhere else as they present "We Teach and You Profit." Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - wisdom from mathematician John von Neumann; This Week in Business History presents "Men Who Count" week; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak you should practice using in front of the mirror; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - DisneyLand deals with a growing clientele at "It's a Small World."

Computer Visionary Steve Wozniak of Apple Computers

For his sixth grade science fair project, Steve Wozniak built a machine that played Tic-Tac-Toe. During the 1960s, at a time when a single computer occupied the space of an entire room, he was designing minicomputers for companies like Hewlett Packard and IBM. Microprocessors were tiny and they were cheap - Wozniak started using them to build his own computers. A few years later, he and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer. Steve Jobs wanted to make a "ready to use" computer; Woz made it all work. And the rest is history - literally!

Brad Burke, of The Rice Alliance

Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance, introduces its upcoming Rice University Business Plan Competition to be held in April 2008. Thirty-six teams from around the world will compete for $600,000 in prizes, making this event the largest and richest competition of its kind in the U.S.

Flashback - Nolan Bushnell

Russ revisits his interview with Nolan Bushnell, inventor of the original video game, Pong, and more recently, creator of uWink, an interactive, social restaurant - a Chuck E. Cheese for adults. In this segment, Bushnell discusses the early days of trying to grow Atari Inc., of establishing a new culture and running a company when he had no money. He mentions a couple of young employees - two guys named "Steve."

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Advantage for Mobility

Greg Price explains how productivity tools can help your employees be as effective outside the office as they are at their desks. Tools that allow increased mobility can make everyone more productive.