Description

Jim Long, a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, shares with us his thoughts on product development, the importance of an MBA, and the cultures of places like Intel and Hewlett-Packard in the 80’s. His experiences continue to coalesce into one of the most authentic and honest perspectives of what has been going on in the valley over the last 40 years.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin (Amazon): "Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun…then gets really hard, and not much fun at all. You might be in a Dip—a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing."
• Crossing the Chasm, by Geoffrey Moore (Amazon): "...the best book ever written on being a founder.

MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY:

"Are You Experienced?" by Jimi Hendrix

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Stayin' Alive in Tech is an oral history of Silicon Valley and technology. Melinda Byerley, the host, is a 20-year veteran of Silicon Valley and the founder of Timeshare CMO, a digital marketing intelligence firm, based in San Francisco.

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