Here I go again, writing about Steve Jobs. For the last 34 years, Steve Jobs played a role in my life, although not one of which he was particularly aware. This post is not really a review of the book “Becoming Steve Jobs”. Rather it is a discussion of my interaction/reaction with Jobs either directly … Continue reading
Category Archives: Avram’s Past
Previewing Avram TV: various interviews and more
I have decided to create a website where some various video and audio interviews, I have done, can be seen/heard. I am very lucky to have some of these interviews to share. Below is a preview of one such video. It was done by my good friend Bob Cringely author of I, Cringley, one of … Continue reading
Jean-Patrick Grumberg interviews Avram Miller on Net Neutrality
Periodically, my friend, Jean-Patrick Grumberg and I get together at a Cafe to chat. Jean-Patrick likes to work articles that he publishes on very successful French blog while having breakfast. I join him on occasions, but I just have coffee since I get up much earlier than he does (or maybe anyone else) and would … Continue reading
Secrets of Silicon Valley
I wanted to share this message I recently received via LinkIn. In 1992, I became the founding Chair of a non-profit called PluggedIn located in East Palo Alto CA. I served in that capacity for seven years until my resignation from Intel when I moved back to San Francisco. At that time, East Palo Alto … Continue reading
How I evaluate early stage companies
My blog originated when I realized that I was writing the same things to different people over and over again, only at different times. For instance, I found myself giving advice about Prostate Cancer to many men because I had been diagnosed and treated for this. Once I began blogging about prostate cancer, I could … Continue reading
Why I am getting a Life Coach
As some of you may know, I will turn 70 years old on January 27th. Becoming 70 is a pretty remarkable thing. It is hard to tell yourself that you are still middle age. Although having my father alive who, at almost 92, is active and healthy, does help. When I turned 69, I decided … Continue reading
I was only fired once in my life, meet Jim Simons, the man who did it.
The New York Times just did a very interesting piece on Jim Simons – a very successful multi billionaire ($12.5 billion) investor and philanthropist. He is also the only person to have fired me in my career, and I remain thankful for that. Reading about Jim, it might be hard to imagine a time … Continue reading
Your wrist: The most important real estate on the earth and why Apple wants to own it now.
Apple failed to achieve a leadership role in the era of the connected PC. But then Steve Jobs realized that the most valuable piece of real estate was not always located in your home. No, it was in your pocket or your purse. With the launch of the iPhone in 2007, Apple changed the world of technology and in the process became one of world’s leading companies. Soon there will be a new battle for real estate: A battle for what might be the most valuable real estate of all, your wrist. Apple fully intends to own it.
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Announcing Pluto.tv – Lay back and enjoy
Today, Pluto.tv was officially launched. I am proud to be an early advisor and investor in this company. Those of you that read my blog frequently will know that I have been following and in some cases participating in the restructuring of the medium we call TV. I am pretty excited and decided to give it a plug on my blog. Please think of this post as an infomercial because it kind of is.
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More than 90 minutes of Avram TV
I gave an almost two hour oral history for the Computer History Museum. It was fun. Then they sent me the transcript to edit. Not only was that not fun but it was awful. When I saw the video, I was pretty much pleased. But reading the transcript put me into a major depression. Clearly, our brains are very forgiving when we hear speech but not when we read it.
Then I found out the the museum would post the transcript but probably not the video. Evidently, there are some practical issues about posting video. I won’t go into that here because I do not know how much of what I have been told is confidential. The museum which I have supported in many ways including donations is doing its best I believe.
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Two Thirds Done 