Bob metcalfe austin tx

For the past two years, Metcalfe has headed up an effort to promote the use of geothermal energy. In October, Metcalfe will finish up at TexasGeo. Department of Energy grant. Metcalfe has also helped launch dozens of student-led startups as part of the Longhorn Startup program. He is teaching Startup Innovation this semester to 18 first-year students.

His last class is on May 5 th. Metcalfe is also continuing to award innovation grants to professors from a fund at the Texas Innovation Center, of which he is the founding director. After that, Metcalfe plans to start his 6 th year career, which is yet to be determined. His other careers include founding 3Com, working as a pundit and publisher for InfoWorld, and serving as a venture capital partner with Polaris Partners in Boston.

Metcalfe has a house in West Lake Hills. But he also has a home in Maine, where he spends his summers with his wife, Robyn. To hear more about this story, tune in! Bob Metcalfe, courtesy photo. Share this: Tweet. Print Share on Tumblr.

Filed Under: Austin. He left 3Com in and began a ten-year run as a publisher and pundit, writing an Internet column for InfoWorld. In , he famously "ate his words" following his prediction that the Internet would suffer a catastrophic collapse the following year. He also incorrectly predicted that wireless networking would die out in the mids. As Bob Metcalfe continues to innovate, he continues to reinvent himself.

In the early days of Silicon Valley, Bob Metcalfe developed Ethernet, which has become the standard for networking computers. This invention revolutionized the world by linking computers together to enable them to communicate with each other. After developing this standard, Metcalfe focused on a still bigger problem: how to make money from his invention. After solving that challenge, he reinvented himself three more times--as a writer and commentator, venture capitalist, and university professor.

Interview Highlights. Polaris Ventures. Favorite Music. Early Days of Silicon Valley. Inventing Ethernet. Diagram of the First Ethernet. Importance of Marketing. A Fateful Night on a Couch. Ethernet Gains Acceptance. Being Connected Is a Good Thing. An Innovation Ecology. The Importance of Research Universities. Monopolies Stifle Innovation.