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Noah Kagan Presents

The Inventor of the Ethernet - Bob Metcalfe

Noah Kagan Presents

Noah Kagan

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Bob Metcalfe helped invent the Ethernet in 1973 while working at Xerox.

He didn’t get rich from helping to invent the Ethernet though.

Bob actually got rich by starting his own computer networking company called 3Com, where he sold Ethernet and many other products.

After the success of 3Com, which became a multi-billion dollar company, he tried many other careers.

He was a journalist, a VC, and a professor. And now, he is looking for his next job.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

But I did know the difference between sales and marketing in that sense.

0:02.6

That's one thing you need to learn early.

0:04.4

There are many, many differences. There's not the same thing.

0:06.6

Most people think sales and marketing are the same thing.

0:09.2

But marketing is mostly incoming and sales is mostly outgoing.

0:14.7

What is up you sexy bastard?

0:18.5

It is your boy Gilato, aka Rabbi Can't Lose,

0:20.8

aka Noah Kagan.

0:22.2

In today's episode I talk to Bob Metcalf he is the co-inventor of the Ethernet

0:26.0

yes he has helped it so that we can all be online it's wild this guy is funny he's very smart

0:31.2

and crazy rich.

0:33.0

Now he invented the Ethernet in 1973 while working at Xerox Park.

0:36.0

He didn't actually get rich from doing that.

0:37.3

He got super rich by creating a company called 3Com,

0:40.0

where he sold the Ethernet and other products,

0:41.7

which became a multi-billion dollar company.

0:44.6

He also tried many other careers after that which is really interesting being a journalist, a

0:47.6

VC, a professor and now he's actually looking for his next job.

0:50.9

If you've ever wanted to learn about the invention of something massive like

0:53.0

the Ethernet and having multiple interesting careers you're going to love this

0:56.2

episode. In this conversation here's three gigantic things you're going to take away.

0:59.2

Number one, the competitive advantage of having a time machine.

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