Bob Metcalfe is using research on the development of the internet and how that model of success can inform new technology growth. Could solar power be the next big bet for venture capital?
Bio
Bob Metcalfe
While an entrepreneur-executive (1979-1990), Bob founded 3Com Corporation, the billion-dollar networking company where at various times he was Chairman, CEO, division general manager, and vice president of engineering, sales, and marketing.
While a publisher-pundit (1990-2000), Bob was CEO of IDG's InfoWorld Publishing Company (1992-1995). For eight years, he opined about the Internet in an InfoWorld column read weekly by half a million information technologists.
Bob's books include Packet Communication, Beyond Calculation, and Internet Collapses.
He is now a partner at Polaris Venture Partners.