On the back of our door at the 230 Park Avenue Office was the famed “Wall of Shame” and Paul Allen’s name was front and center. In 1993, he was the one person whom we had sent a business plan who actually returned it after saying they weren’t interested. Soon after announcing that his venture arm, Vulcan Ventures, would be launch a cable channel focused computers had both Halsey and Bettina sure that he had stolen our idea and thus the prominent placing on the back of the door.
I know you have a lot of ground to cover, but the ham-and-cheese sandwich story is one of my favorites. I have told it maybe 200 times over the years, even though I wasn't present for one of the early signs of Matthew's earning of the "director of innovation" title.
I know you have a lot of ground to cover, but the ham-and-cheese sandwich story is one of my favorites. I have told it maybe 200 times over the years, even though I wasn't present for one of the early signs of Matthew's earning of the "director of innovation" title.