Rob Glaser tells the story of his career sharing his passion for media, politics, tech, and bowling. Rob's intelligence is palpable as he foresaw many twists and turns in these industries while navigating pivotal moments in the history of Microsoft prior to launching his own publicly traded company RealNetworks. 
01:00 - Attended Fieldstone with Jason Flom in NYC
06:00 - Started hacking
09:00 - College radio station background
18:00 - Wrote a Left wing column in the Yale University newspaper & debated with David Frum
19:00 - 1st computer at age of 19
28:00 - Left IBM for Microsoft with Steve Ballmer
42:00 - RealNetworks launch of Real Player 
50:00 - Bowling - ESPN 
51:00 - Napster, MusicNet, Rhapsody
1:03:00 - Air America & politics
1:08:00 - Tech privacy reckoning
1:12:00 - Q&A

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<p>Rob Glaser tells the story of his career sharing his passion for media, politics, tech, and bowling. Rob's intelligence is palpable as he foresaw many twists and turns in these industries while navigating pivotal moments in the history of Microsoft prior to launching his own publicly traded company RealNetworks. 
01:00 - Attended Fieldstone with Jason Flom in NYC
06:00 - Started hacking
09:00 - College radio station background
18:00 - Wrote a Left wing column in the Yale University newspaper &amp; debated with David Frum
19:00 - 1st computer at age of 19
28:00 - Left IBM for Microsoft with Steve Ballmer
42:00 - RealNetworks launch of Real Player 
50:00 - Bowling - ESPN 
51:00 - Napster, MusicNet, Rhapsody
1:03:00 - Air America &amp; politics
1:08:00 - Tech privacy reckoning
1:12:00 - Q&amp;A</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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