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Innovation and the Law of Accelerating Returns

Innovation and the Law of Accelerating Returns

Bob Metcalfe is a name that many in our industry know and greatly respect, and for very good reason.

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Carter Williams
Jul 24, 2017
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Bob Metcalfe is a name that many in our industry know and greatly respect, and for very good reason.

After completing his Ph.D. in computer science at Harvard in the 1970s, Bob co-invented the technology behind Ethernet, went on to found 3Com, and today serves as a general partner with Polaris Venture Partners and is a professor of electrical engineering…

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