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#14: Erik Townsend on Living The Macro Dream

Superinvestors and the Art of Worldly Wisdom

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The Importance of Curiosity in Computer Science

Eric Schmidt worked in a lab at MIT before the internet was called the ARPANET. He says he learned about distributed systems and network computing there. After graduating high school, he spent 10 years developing application software for corporate clients. His idea of service-oriented architecture is now being used to develop new technology.

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