Lotus's efforts around the Mac were pathetically unsuccessful, which is sad. Mitch Kapor effortlotusmac Change image and share on social
I originally invested in Dropcam because I foresaw what the company and their products could do for consumers and the industry. I've been deeply impressed with what they've done in such little time, and I'm confident that they'll continue to exceed my expectations. Mitch Kapor companyconfidentconsumer share on social
The main languages out of which web applications are built - whether it's Perl or Python or PHP or any of the other languages - those are all open source languages. So the infrastructure of the web is open source... the web as we know it is completely dependent on open source. Mitch Kapor applicationbuildcompletely share on social
If advertisers want to decorate their ads to increase their conversions by showing what users think, that's a good thing. Mitch Kapor advertiserconversiondecorate Change image and share on social
The widespread adoption of broadband and the continued advances in personal computing technology are finally making it possible for the collective creation of an online world on a realistic scale. Mitch Kapor adoptionadvancebroadband Change image and share on social
Both VisiCalc and MultiPlan were available when the IBM PC shipped in October 1981. 1-2-3 didn't hit the market until January 1983. Mitch Kapor hitibmjanuary Change image and share on social
Often, the disconnect between the marketing hype around a new product and what the product actually does is astounding. Mitch Kapor astounddisconnecthype Change image and share on social
When new technology in the classroom starts happening, some people get very excited and think of it as a panacea. It attracts very high amounts of money; it raises expectations, and those expectations aren't met. Mitch Kapor amountattractclassroom share on social
I soon realized that the best thing I could do for the profession of human services was to get out of it. Mitch Kapor humanprofessionrealize Change image and share on social
Successful entrepreneurs develop products that inspire their passion. They have to. It's that passion that gets them through the long, arduous, uncertain and frightening early days of a start-up. Mitch Kapor arduousdaydevelop Change image and share on social
