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He co‐authored ‘Natural Capitalism’ book. Seen here presenting at the RMI’s ‘quest for solutions’. © Rocky Mountain Institute (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aacd69c72bf155ddf687e/1524736628685/40-Amory+Lovins+%28c%29+Rocky+Mountain+Institute+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Amory Lovins, Founder of Rocky Mountain Institute and a legend in the area of sustainable businesses. He co‐authored ‘Natural Capitalism’ book. Seen here presenting at the RMI’s ‘quest for solutions’. © Rocky Mountain Institute (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de1a8085229a968169f06/1529523404120/39-Interface+-+CU+-+090106166-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface’s staff are highly motivated by the company’s green mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aacc928bbc1f439fbfaa9/1524736605575/39-Interface+-+CU+-+090106166-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface’s staff are highly motivated by the company’s green mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de19aec212dd2615f1448/1529522774285/38-Patagonia-090109079-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Many of Patgonia’s employees are surfers and mountaineers ‐ bringing them close to nature. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aaa5377d8925750f76048/1524736579936/38-Patagonia-090109079-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Many of Patgonia’s employees are surfers and mountaineers ‐ bringing them close to nature. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de198652dea54bd452669/1529522747544/37-BillWeihl+Google-090115013-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Bill Weihl ‐ Green Tzar of Google ‐ has been charged by its founders to make the company more sustainable and to find energy sources price competitive to gas and coal. Google has invested over $40m in startups focused on this green mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aaa38dc3f5cbd3fc8ab66/1524736561341/37-BillWeihl+Google-090115013-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Bill Weihl ‐ Green Tzar of Google ‐ has been charged by its founders to make the company more sustainable and to find energy sources price competitive to gas and coal. Google has invested over $40m in startups focused on this green mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de18b24a69421e52fe625/1529522724513/36-GoogleTent-090115109-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Many of these tents are scattered around Google’s offices – due to their design, the tents cool naturally and require no air conditioning. The cooling of Google’s data centres is done thru evaporation towers instead of A/C. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aaa21ff02ec46f046c90f/1524736541921/36-GoogleTent-090115109-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Many of these tents are scattered around Google’s offices – due to their design, the tents cool naturally and require no air conditioning. The cooling of Google’s data centres is done thru evaporation towers instead of A/C. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de18a419202e759161951/1529522704125/35-RayAnderson+-+090106107-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Ray Anderson, Interface Founder, experienced his ‘green epiphany’ on reading a chapter called ‘‘The Death of Birth’ in Paul Hawken’s ‘Ecology of Commerce’ which talked about species extinction – species disappearing on account of human activity. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aaa0d5ebcd51f3a77f9a2/1524736523165/35-RayAnderson+-+090106107-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Ray Anderson, Interface Founder, experienced his ‘green epiphany’ on reading a chapter called ‘‘The Death of Birth’ in Paul Hawken’s ‘Ecology of Commerce’ which talked about species extinction – species disappearing on account of human activity. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de17bec212dd2615f0a59/1529522685816/34-Patagonia-090112046+-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Patagonia outsource the manufacturing of their organic t‐shirts to Compton‐based (L.A) Nature USA who use natural, environmentally friendly dyes when printing logos onto their t‐shirts. Patagonia moved entirely to organic cotton in 1996. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa9fbb2a84dab6bc6c4ed/1524736507147/34-Patagonia-090112046+-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Patagonia outsource the manufacturing of their organic t‐shirts to Compton‐based (L.A) Nature USA who use natural, environmentally friendly dyes when printing logos onto their t‐shirts. Patagonia moved entirely to organic cotton in 1996. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de17af9619af406341ac1/1529522660250/33-Stonyfiled+Dairy+Farm+-+090101289+%28c%29+-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK “You’re not just getting a better reputation,” says Stonyfield Farms Founder and CEO, Gary Hirshberg, “you are eliminating waste, which turns into profit. You are eliminating toxicity, which in turn reduces liability and regulatory oversight.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa9e177d8925750f75df4/1524736488582/33-Stonyfiled+Dairy+Farm+-+090101289+%28c%29+-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK “You’re not just getting a better reputation,” says Stonyfield Farms Founder and CEO, Gary Hirshberg, “you are eliminating waste, which turns into profit. You are eliminating toxicity, which in turn reduces liability and regulatory oversight.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de16f71c10bb073f11392/1529522637394/32-Yvon+Chouinard+surfing-%28c%29+Patagonia+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia’s maverick founder surfing near to the office. Chouinard explains how the recession of 1991 nearly closed the company. During crisis talks they decided to limit growth of company to 5% per annum and to start making jackets from recycled polyester in 1993. © Patagonia (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa9ca77d8925750f75d87/1524736465324/32-Yvon+Chouinard+surfing-%28c%29+Patagonia+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia’s maverick founder surfing near to the office. Chouinard explains how the recession of 1991 nearly closed the company. During crisis talks they decided to limit growth of company to 5% per annum and to start making jackets from recycled polyester in 1993. © Patagonia (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de15bec212dd2615efe5b/1529522622479/30-Stonyfield+-+GaryHirshberg+-+CU+-+090102101-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Gary Hirshberg, Founder & CEO of Stonyfield Farms speaking to the press at the New Hampshire State Senate against the proposed $450m investment in an ageing coal plant. Hirschberg ‐ a high profile eco businessman in US ‐ arguing that the money would be better invested in CO2‐free wind power. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa9bc5ebcd51f3a77f7bd/1524736437383/30-Stonyfield+-+GaryHirshberg+-+CU+-+090102101-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Gary Hirshberg, Founder & CEO of Stonyfield Farms speaking to the press at the New Hampshire State Senate against the proposed $450m investment in an ageing coal plant. Hirschberg ‐ a high profile eco businessman in US ‐ arguing that the money would be better invested in CO2‐free wind power. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de15a8165f50c2375ee49/1529522610990/29-Patagonia-090109104-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Patagonia’s HQ in Pasadena, California, manufacturers of environmentally friendly sportswear. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa9aa88f1af7c2c5103a5/1524736418442/29-Patagonia-090109104-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Patagonia’s HQ in Pasadena, California, manufacturers of environmentally friendly sportswear. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de1448165f50c2375e60e/1529522585684/27-ArtRosenfeld-090118052--+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Art Rosenfeld, California’s legendary energy commissioner who is responsible for flattening California’s total energy consumption for the past 20 years despite doubling of population during that same period. He is the pioneer of ‘decoupling plus’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa99786d4e547df62f17a/1524736400398/27-ArtRosenfeld-090118052--+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Art Rosenfeld, California’s legendary energy commissioner who is responsible for flattening California’s total energy consumption for the past 20 years despite doubling of population during that same period. He is the pioneer of ‘decoupling plus’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de135ec212dd2615eee59/1529522565522/25-Interface+-+090104103-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface’s staff are highly motivated by the company’s green mission. Amory Lovins says that it is much easier for green companies to recruit and keep hold of the most talented people because their business and personal lives are no longer in conflict. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa982dc3f5cbd3fc8a4e5/1524736379398/25-Interface+-+090104103-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface’s staff are highly motivated by the company’s green mission. Amory Lovins says that it is much easier for green companies to recruit and keep hold of the most talented people because their business and personal lives are no longer in conflict. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de129f9619af40633fbdc/1529522548438/24-Patagonia-090108002-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Benign chemicals are used by Teijan, Japanese based company who recycle both Patagonia and their competitor’s used clothing. Patagonia encourage their customers to make fewer but high quality purchases. It is very rare to find a company encouraging customer frugality! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa96faae2942ba5e7c957/1524736362391/24-Patagonia-090108002-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Benign chemicals are used by Teijan, Japanese based company who recycle both Patagonia and their competitor’s used clothing. Patagonia encourage their customers to make fewer but high quality purchases. It is very rare to find a company encouraging customer frugality! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de123e4966b223edd3d76/1529522527021/23-Interface+tile+carpet+-+090106093-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK The design of Interface’s modular tile carpet was biomimcry‐inspired‐ Interface designers spent days brainstorming in the forest observing nature at work. They discovered that leaves fell on the ground in a random, spontaneous pattern… a design they then simulated in their latest product… https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa95caae2942ba5e7c833/1524736342736/23-Interface+tile+carpet+-+090106093-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK The design of Interface’s modular tile carpet was biomimcry‐inspired‐ Interface designers spent days brainstorming in the forest observing nature at work. They discovered that leaves fell on the ground in a random, spontaneous pattern… a design they then simulated in their latest product… https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de11a0d929775ac2951bd/1529522508869/22-GooglePod-090115094+-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Sleep pods are scattered around Google’s funky offices to provide an environment in which they can re‐charge at the office/ seek inspiration. The cooling of Google’s data centres was their biggest energy offender. They now use water evaporation towers instead of A/C. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa94a57727018f28713b6/1524736324161/22-GooglePod-090115094+-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Sleep pods are scattered around Google’s funky offices to provide an environment in which they can re‐charge at the office/ seek inspiration. The cooling of Google’s data centres was their biggest energy offender. They now use water evaporation towers instead of A/C. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de111085229a9681669ee/1529522492081/21-YC-fishing-%28c%29+Patagonia+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Yvon Chouinard ‐ maverick Patagonia founder‐ fly fishing. A cash crisis in ‘91 nearly brought the company to its knees. During crisis talks, Chouinard and his team decided to limit growth of 5% per annum and to start making jackets from recycled polyester in 1993. © Patagonia (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa9352483d66970c3c4a3/1524736294577/21-YC-fishing-%28c%29+Patagonia+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Yvon Chouinard ‐ maverick Patagonia founder‐ fly fishing. A cash crisis in ‘91 nearly brought the company to its knees. During crisis talks, Chouinard and his team decided to limit growth of 5% per annum and to start making jackets from recycled polyester in 1993. © Patagonia (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de108ec212dd2615edd6f/1529522470114/20-CoalPlant-090112397--+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Coal plant at Merrimack – one of New Hampshire 2 coal plants. Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg is publicly fighting against a $400m investment to save it!! Arguing that the money would be better spent in investing in CO2‐free wind energy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa92352014977bef0dc10/1524736273438/20-CoalPlant-090112397--+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Coal plant at Merrimack – one of New Hampshire 2 coal plants. Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg is publicly fighting against a $400m investment to save it!! Arguing that the money would be better spent in investing in CO2‐free wind energy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0fc24a69421e52faf46/1529522460099/19-Interface+Factory+-+090106044-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface’s recycling of nylon and fibre for carpets – a process it calls ReEntry 2.0 – is part of a comprehensive attempt to eliminate the company’s impact on the environment by reducing waste, reducing the company’s reliance on virgin resources. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa917dc3f5cbd3fc89d7c/1524736254253/19-Interface+Factory+-+090106044-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface’s recycling of nylon and fibre for carpets – a process it calls ReEntry 2.0 – is part of a comprehensive attempt to eliminate the company’s impact on the environment by reducing waste, reducing the company’s reliance on virgin resources. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0f6652dea54bd44e8ea/1529522432982/18-GoogleSolar-090115038-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK In 2007 Google installed 1.6MW solar panels at its headquarters ‐ 9,212 solar panels that cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two solar carports at the Googleplex. The cooling of Google’s data centres is down thru evaporation towers instead of A/C. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa8fe01068529eae40dc7/1524736237467/18-GoogleSolar-090115038-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK In 2007 Google installed 1.6MW solar panels at its headquarters ‐ 9,212 solar panels that cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two solar carports at the Googleplex. The cooling of Google’s data centres is down thru evaporation towers instead of A/C. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0eee2c483d2af9273b3/1529522415415/17-Patagonia-090112079-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Patagonia outsources the manufacturing of their organic t‐shirts to Compton‐based (L.A) Nature USA who use natural, environmentally friendly dyes when printing logos onto their t‐shirts. Patagonia moved entirely to organic cotton in 1996. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa8ecd53554772e6b182d/1524736219132/17-Patagonia-090112079-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Patagonia outsources the manufacturing of their organic t‐shirts to Compton‐based (L.A) Nature USA who use natural, environmentally friendly dyes when printing logos onto their t‐shirts. Patagonia moved entirely to organic cotton in 1996. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0e18165f50c2375c0b6/1529522397295/15-Google+Founders+-+%28c%29+Google+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Sergey Brin (left) and Larry Page, Google’s founders recharging company hybrid cars powered by solar panels – cars are available to all Google employees. The cooling of Google’s data centres was their biggest energy offender. They now use water evaporation towers instead of A/C. © Google (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa8daf60e7c9847f0bc51/1524736196053/15-Google+Founders+-+%28c%29+Google+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Sergey Brin (left) and Larry Page, Google’s founders recharging company hybrid cars powered by solar panels – cars are available to all Google employees. The cooling of Google’s data centres was their biggest energy offender. They now use water evaporation towers instead of A/C. © Google (2010) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0d3e4966b223edd1dac/1529522380624/14-Landfill+-+Atlanta+Georgia+%28c%29+Interface+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface cut a deal with Atlanta city council to capture the methane from the landfill and pipe it from there to power its factory’s energy needs in West Point, south of Atlanta. Interface’s net greenhouse gas emissions are down 71% against a 1996 baseline. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa8ca86d4e547df62defe/1525346983351/14-Landfill+-+Atlanta+Georgia+%28c%29+Interface+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface cut a deal with Atlanta city council to capture the methane from the landfill and pipe it from there to power its factory’s energy needs in West Point, south of Atlanta. Interface’s net greenhouse gas emissions are down 71% against a 1996 baseline. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0cfe4966b223edd1be0/1529522357611/13-Patagonia-090109014-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Jen Rapp playing with her daughter in Patagonia offices… her daughter attends Patagonia’s in‐house crèche (Jen’s husband also works at Patagonia) during weekdays… meaning that Jen and other Patagonia parents can pay regular visits to their children based next door to the office…. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa8b216fdedb498788180/1524736150111/13-Patagonia-090109014-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Jen Rapp playing with her daughter in Patagonia offices… her daughter attends Patagonia’s in‐house crèche (Jen’s husband also works at Patagonia) during weekdays… meaning that Jen and other Patagonia parents can pay regular visits to their children based next door to the office…. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0c0ec212dd2615ec31a/1529522339388/12-Stonyfield+-+090101080-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Stonyfield Farms ‐ US’s biggest organic dairy company now owned by Danone Group ‐ links employee profit‐sharing bonuses to environmental goals has an environmental “Mission Action Plan” designed to engage staff further. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa89d86d4e547df62dc0b/1524736125189/12-Stonyfield+-+090101080-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Stonyfield Farms ‐ US’s biggest organic dairy company now owned by Danone Group ‐ links employee profit‐sharing bonuses to environmental goals has an environmental “Mission Action Plan” designed to engage staff further. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0b224a69421e52f95c6/1529522317846/10-Hirshberg-+Stonyfield+-+090102105-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Gary Hirshberg, Founder & CEO of Stonyfield Farms speaking at the New Hampshire State Senate against the proposed $450m investment in an ageing coal plant – arguing that the money would be better invested in CO2‐free wind power. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa88b2483d66970c3b641/1524736101942/10-Hirshberg-+Stonyfield+-+090102105-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Gary Hirshberg, Founder & CEO of Stonyfield Farms speaking at the New Hampshire State Senate against the proposed $450m investment in an ageing coal plant – arguing that the money would be better invested in CO2‐free wind power. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de09fc830257661aef3e8/1529522299270/08-Interface+-+090106079-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK This area of the Interface factory recycles the old carpet fabric which was temporarily closed while waiting for their suppliers to green themselves. Interface underwent the challenging process of educating its suppliers on the merits of greening their manufacturing process. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa8762483d66970c3b4f2/1524736075509/08-Interface+-+090106079-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK This area of the Interface factory recycles the old carpet fabric which was temporarily closed while waiting for their suppliers to green themselves. Interface underwent the challenging process of educating its suppliers on the merits of greening their manufacturing process. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de09ef9619af40633ca5e/1529522276687/07-Interface+cool+blue+-+090105027-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface names the carpet back recycled back into the manufacturing line as ‘Cool Blue food’‐ Interface is one of the pioneers of ‘closing the loop’ manufacturing where they collect used carpet and recycle it back into the manufacturing process… in doing so they make themselves far less reliant on resources such as oil. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa862680cc3b89924af07/1524736049028/07-Interface+cool+blue+-+090105027-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Interface names the carpet back recycled back into the manufacturing line as ‘Cool Blue food’‐ Interface is one of the pioneers of ‘closing the loop’ manufacturing where they collect used carpet and recycle it back into the manufacturing process… in doing so they make themselves far less reliant on resources such as oil. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de091c830257661aef003/1529522263531/06-SCE+Fridge+Recycling-+090114100-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Southern California Edison work with ARCA Recycling Inc based in Compton (LA) to recycle old energy guzzling fridges and replace with new, more efficient ones. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa853f60e7c9847f0b1a3/1524736023675/06-SCE+Fridge+Recycling-+090114100-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Southern California Edison work with ARCA Recycling Inc based in Compton (LA) to recycle old energy guzzling fridges and replace with new, more efficient ones. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de08ae4966b223edd0564/1529522257095/05-GoogleVolleyBall-090116074-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Google employees enjoying a game of volleyball at on Thurs afternoon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa843e0c9385d424d9603/1524736003898/05-GoogleVolleyBall-090116074-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Google employees enjoying a game of volleyball at on Thurs afternoon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de084652dea54bd44c0fc/1529522228033/04-PowerLines-090111011-++%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK In 2007, the state of California introduced an incentives system called “decoupling plus” – which rewards utility companies for meeting energy‐saving targets – encouraging them to find ways of reducing the energy needs of their customers… https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2aa831d53554772e6b099c/1524735982494/04-PowerLines-090111011-++%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK In 2007, the state of California introduced an incentives system called “decoupling plus” – which rewards utility companies for meeting energy‐saving targets – encouraging them to find ways of reducing the energy needs of their customers… https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de07fc830257661aeeb77/1529522215893/03-PatagoniaCEO090107072-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Casey Sheahan ‐ CEO of Patagonia since 2005 ‐ continues the company’s mission to ‘close the loop’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2257c0dc3f5c55ac52a63f/1524735948779/03-PatagoniaCEO090107072-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Casey Sheahan ‐ CEO of Patagonia since 2005 ‐ continues the company’s mission to ‘close the loop’. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5a7de0759140b78d412e5c37/1529522200450/01-RayAnderson+-+090104038-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Ray Anderson (Founder and Chairman of the Atlanta‐ based Interface), sitting on the mountains of used carpet which are then broken down and recycled back into the manufacturing cycle. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a6f2f419140b70ed98edab3/5b2257a82483d68e21104b04/1524735921121/01-RayAnderson+-+090104038-+%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282009%29.jpg GREENING OF THE GREENBACK Ray Anderson (Founder and Chairman of the Atlanta‐ based Interface), sitting on the mountains of used carpet which are then broken down and recycled back into the manufacturing cycle. https://tombible.com/articles daily 0.75 2018-04-16 https://tombible.com/publications daily 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https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22da0852291995167594/1524819996679/40-StartupIncubator-98013608+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE The Enterprise Network, the NASA-funded startup Incubator in San Jose (downtown Silicon Valley) where Francis Tapon's start-up, SighTech, was first based. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d824a694e3720399fb/1524819983345/39-NeilPeretz-060214100+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Neil Peretz fine-tuning his legal skills in a practice session at the Mayors and City of London. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d7e4966bdad55f81ed/1524819967616/38-MartinReinfried-060210144+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Martin Reinfried, the fifth co-founder of Excite.com founder talking on the roof of his cool new pad in the area of San 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Like his other five founders, Reinfried fared very well out of the Excite's $7.2bn merger with @Home. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d571c10b2ebf87aaa8/1524819947863/37-97040334-CubicleCulture+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281997%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Cubicle culture at Junglee's offices back in 1997. Rakesh Mathur who founded the successful virtual database company Junglee in 1996 - which was sold to Amazon for $200m just two years later. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d5e4966bdad55f81d4/1524819933262/36-GeoffYang-97041133+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281997%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Geoff Yang after an early morning game of tennis with Buz Walters, the then Managing Director of Bankers Trust at his country club in Palo Alto back in late 1997. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d3e4966bdad55f806e/1524819918347/35-StartupGarage-060208031-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE The original "Garage Start-up" at 367 Addison Avenue which Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard rented back in 1938 and from where they launched a technology giant: Hewlett-Packard. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d353450a3d597fdba5/1524819903779/34-FrancisTapon-98013533+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Francis Tapon outside his dream house on the outskirts of the exclusive Palo Alto in May of 1998 which he intended to buy when the stock options in his startup materialized. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d2f9619ab21fa5c3fd/1524819878548/33-ExciteBike-97041515+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281997%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Internal mail being delivered at Excite's massive warehouse offices back in 1997. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d18165f5d0b3d9cb4d/1524819860932/32-Grouper-060202102+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Grouper programmers hard at work in their cramped office space - donning their hats for their weekly 'silly hat day'! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22d00852291995167311/1524819847093/31-JoshFelser-981225E+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Josh Felser, President of start-up Spinner.com, the online radio network that he worked at with founder Dave Samuel, and here he is negotiating with the CEO of Game spot regarding a joint marketing deal in May 1998. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22ce53450a3d597fda5f/1524819829410/29-PeterGranoff-060206219+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Peter Granoff working at the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant & Wine Bar which he now owns. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22cc08522919951672e9/1524819815341/28-JoshFelser-060204006+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Josh Felser taking a new employee out to lunch at their local Indian restaurant in Sausalito (just north of San Francisco). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22cb71c10b2ebf87a839/1524819802058/27-Francis+Tapon+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Francis Tapon climbing up Mt. Baker (Washington State) in August of last year. Tapon's book, 'Hike your own Hike' has just been published. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22ca41920255954109af/1524819788271/26-FrancisTapon-060215080+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Francis Tapon seen here launching his book, 'Hike your own Hike' at the London Book Fair. Tapon, once marketing director at Valley start-up, SighTech, is now living in Seattle as a travel writer - and is on a mission to visit every country in the world. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c9ec212d862e8084f4/1524819772990/25-98011427-StartupNetworking+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Rakesh Mathur, the then founder and CEO of startup Junglee.com meeting with Angel investors at the legendary Bucks restaurant in Palo Alto in 1998. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c89140b748a4cc61e6/1524819760089/24-Spinner-98010223+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Dave Samuel (left) with Scott Pinizzotto his co-founder of Spinner.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c6e4966bdad55f7dc4/1524819744743/23-GrouperFounders-060202049+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Dave Samuel (left) and Josh Felser chatting to their programmers at their new Valley Startup, Grouper.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c3e2c48392fb4e8d04/1524819719031/21-97041335-ExiteFounders+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281997%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Four of the six Excite co-founders in their server room back in 1997 - From left to right: Ryan McIntyre, Martin Reinfried, Ben Lutch and Mark Van Haren. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c20d9297f654faf033/1524819703725/20-RyanMcIntyre-060205046-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Excite co-founder Ryan McIntyre relaxing at home in his music studio where he often escapes to after work in order to unwind. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c171c10b2ebf87a5dd/1524819690720/19-Billboard-060212131-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE It's the first time in 6 years that obscure internet start-ups such as 'blinkx.tv' were springing up on Silicon Valley's prime billboards spots on the super-busy 101 highway which runs all the way thru the Valley. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22c08165f5d0b3d9c673/1524819660137/18-98011517-StartupNetworking+-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Rakesh Mathur, the then founder and CEO of startup Junglee.com meeting with Angel investors at the legendary Bucks restaurant in Palo Alto in 1998. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22bf9140b748a4cc5f85/1524819645000/17-BenLutch-060211140-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Ben Lutch in his much less sophisticated server room (i.e. a converted garage) at Jotspot (founded in 2004) in Downtown Palo Alto - the new startup he now works at with Excite co-founders, Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22be8165f5d0b3d9c665/1524819612029/16-RobertOlson-060207050-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Robert Olson pruning the apricot trees in his garden at home in Los Altos. Along with his brother-in-law Peter Granoff, they set up wine retailer Virtual Vineyards in 1995. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22bd53450a3d597fd573/1524819595003/15-98013113-GarageStartUp-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Since 1998, Barry Spencer's garage startup in his Santa Cruz home. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22bd71c10b2ebf87a5a4/1524819569107/14-BenLutch-060211156-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Ben Lutch in his office at Palo Alto based start-up Jotspot (www.jot.com) where he now works with Excite co-founders, Graham Spencer and Joe Kraus. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22bc652dea09a9580333/1524819551393/13-Excite-97041421a-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281997%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Ben Lutch, the then CTO of Excite.com giving his co-founders a tour around the server room back in 1997. Excite was the Google of its day: the search drive, launched in 1993, was floated for $177m in April 1996, when the rest of us where only just cottoning on to email. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22bb71c10b2ebf87a4a6/1524819523091/12-96090733a-Virtualvin-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281996%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Peter Granoff and his brother-in-law Robert Olson, co-founders of Virtual Vineyards at one of their suppliers' vineyards in the hills above Palo Alto. Granoff, then a leading U.S. sommelier, and Olson with technological background together set up wine retailer Virtual Vineyards in 1995. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22ba24a694e37203924a/1524819503597/11-NeilPeretz-060214067-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Neil Peretz fine-tuning his legal skills in a practice session at the Mayors and City of London. He is now conducting research into online cross-border disputes at the well respected Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, a university in Belgium, while training to be a lawyer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22b9ec212d862e808161/1524819463001/10-Webaroo-060213097-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Webaroo was in 'stealth mode' for over a year before launching its product in April 2006. Up until then the only indication of their presence in the Valley was their company name discretely listed on their building directory in Santa Clara. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22b8f9619ab21fa5bdf2/1524819444606/09-Excitehealthcheckbarbecu-98022522-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Back in the dotcom halcyon days of late 90s, Excite treated its employees to a weekly afternoon barbecue kitted out with their own custom-made motor home providing Excite employees free health checks while they tucked into their hamburgers! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22b3c83025378b610759/1524819425591/08-GeoffYang-060212101-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Venture capitalist Geoff Yang in his office at Redpoint Ventures based in Sand Hill Lane in Menlo Park - the Mecca for Venture Capitalists. Yang - then of Institutional Venture Partners back in the late 1990s, now of Redpoint Ventures - was one of the big players in the dotcom boom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22b071c10b2ebf87a22f/1524819405899/06-RakeshMathur-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Rakesh Mathur, Webaroo's CEO (middle) with his start up co-founders, Bradley Husick (left): and Beerud Sheth at a traditional Indian wedding earlier this year. Mathur who founded the successful virtual database company Junglee in 1996 - which was sold to Amazon for $200m just two years later. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22b00d9297f654faeb6e/1524819381961/05-NeilPeretz-98011810-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%281998%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Neil Peretz chatting to one of his employees in the 'OK Corral' themed room at PocketScience - the 'mobile email' start-up he founded back in 1995. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22aec83025378b61061f/1524819342447/04-BarrySpencer-060213048-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Barry Spencer in his Santa Cruz-based garage start-up back in 1998. Since his garage start-up days, Spencer's company has now morphed into the plush offices of Santa Cruz Networks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22ad9140b748a4cc5b5d/1524819279979/03-Jotspot-060205006-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Graham Spencer (left) and Joe Kraus, two of Excite's six co-founders catching up at the coffee shop at the local Fry's Electronics, which they use as an over-flow meeting room for their new start-up, JotSpot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e2148e4966bdad55f1e71/5a7e22ab0d9297f654faea1e/1524820034876/02-DaveSamuel-060201052-%28c%29+Tom+Bible+%282006%29.jpg BACK TO THE GARAGE Dave Samuel has not one, but two companies: Grouper, a site for sharing video content, and Brondell, a company marketing the hi-tech toilets you find in Japan, complete with warm-water rinse and blow-dry! https://tombible.com/cyber-monks daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e249ae4966bdad55ff53a/1529522150302/16-96010915-Prayer.jpg CYBER MONKS There are five prayer meetings every day with early morning prayers taking place at 0345am. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa7e39c72bf155ddf077e/1524737316826/16-96010915-Prayer.jpg CYBER MONKS There are five prayer meetings every day with early morning prayers taking place at 0345am. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e24979140b748a4ccd4e2/1529522137412/15-96010622-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS Brother Benedict Simmonds on his lap top in the Monastery library. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa7d527d286ef145d25f9/1524737304172/15-96010622-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS Brother Benedict Simmonds on his lap top in the Monastery library. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e24968165f5d0b3da3d47/1529522117580/14-99021027ProductInput.jpg CYBER MONKS Benedictine Nuns cataloguing products for the Drugstore.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa7c21c6be5ed866762a2/1524737291354/14-99021027ProductInput.jpg CYBER MONKS Benedictine Nuns cataloguing products for the Drugstore.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e249253450a3d59804cd7/1529522102737/13-96010230-CyberMonks.jpg CYBER MONKS Sessions in the Computer room are one of the few times of the day that these Cistercian Monks are permitted to discuss with one another. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa7b427d286ef145d232e/1524737279783/13-96010230-CyberMonks.jpg CYBER MONKS Sessions in the Computer room are one of the few times of the day that these Cistercian Monks are permitted to discuss with one another. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e24928165f5d0b3da3c2f/1529522092359/12-99021926-Morgan.jpg CYBER MONKS Ancient manuscripts housed at the J.P. Morgan Library…. “There was also a substantial cost saving in using the nuns of the Benedictine Order’s Regina Mundi Priory,” points out Glory Jones of the Morgan Library. “It saved us the expense of hiring and training people in-house and finding computers for them. But much more important was that we knew they could be trusted with the delicate nature of the task.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa7a882fd2df9778ee64c/1524737267563/12-99021926-Morgan.jpg CYBER MONKS Ancient manuscripts housed at the J.P. Morgan Library…. “There was also a substantial cost saving in using the nuns of the Benedictine Order’s Regina Mundi Priory,” points out Glory Jones of the Morgan Library. “It saved us the expense of hiring and training people in-house and finding computers for them. But much more important was that we knew they could be trusted with the delicate nature of the task.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e248fec212d862e80f7c6/1529522075279/11-99021206-CyberNuns.jpg CYBER MONKS Benedictine Nuns cataloguing products for the Drugstore.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa79827d286ef145d2176/1524737288078/11-99021206-CyberNuns.jpg CYBER MONKS Benedictine Nuns cataloguing products for the Drugstore.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e248ff9619ab21fa634ab/1529522063278/10-96010312-CyberMonks.jpg CYBER MONKS Sessions in the Computer room are one of the few times of the day that these Cistercian Monks are permitted to discuss with one another. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa78cfb280536be60fe91/1524737111745/10-96010312-CyberMonks.jpg CYBER MONKS Sessions in the Computer room are one of the few times of the day that these Cistercian Monks are permitted to discuss with one another. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e248bc83025378b617eda/1529522052133/09-99020910a-DrugStoreCom.jpg CYBER MONKS Benedictine Nuns cataloguing products for the Drugstore.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa77fff02ec46f0469510/1524737135887/09-99020910a-DrugStoreCom.jpg CYBER MONKS Benedictine Nuns cataloguing products for the Drugstore.com. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e248be4966bdad55ff191/1529522038304/08-96010406-CyberMonks.jpg CYBER MONKS Father Paschal Balkan studying the back-up disks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa77101068529eae3edd2/1525346940417/08-96010406-CyberMonks.jpg CYBER MONKS Father Paschal Balkan studying the back-up disks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e2488f9619ab21fa6322c/1529522018807/06-96010212-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS Fr. Malachy Marrion working through a coffee-break while the others discuss the impact of the internet on the Monastery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa75f27d286ef145d1c5c/1524737061972/06-96010212-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS Fr. Malachy Marrion working through a coffee-break while the others discuss the impact of the internet on the Monastery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e24878165f5d0b3da39b5/1529522005339/05-99020625-Products.jpg CYBER MONKS Nuns cataloguing the new drugstore products for e-commerce. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa752dc3f5cbd3fc876bd/1524737081586/05-99020625-Products.jpg CYBER MONKS Nuns cataloguing the new drugstore products for e-commerce. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e248571c10b2ebf88192d/1529521988845/04-99020922a-CyberNuns.jpg CYBER MONKS “We are really nowadays concentrating on providing e-content for e-commerce operations like Walgreen and drugstore.com,” explains Leonard. “We are now about to do projects for retailers like Home Depot, which has a 40,000 strong product range and the office supply company, Advantage.com. These are the areas that the nuns and monks can exploit an advantage over the competition. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa7427f09c6cc71f3bd98/1524736979699/04-99020922a-CyberNuns.jpg CYBER MONKS “We are really nowadays concentrating on providing e-content for e-commerce operations like Walgreen and drugstore.com,” explains Leonard. “We are now about to do projects for retailers like Home Depot, which has a 40,000 strong product range and the office supply company, Advantage.com. These are the areas that the nuns and monks can exploit an advantage over the competition. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e24839140b748a4ccd011/1529521970232/03-96010134-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS In addition to mail order and internet distribution the home made fruitcakes are sold locally at the monastery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa72fddff69829fd65cbe/1524736923645/03-96010134-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS In addition to mail order and internet distribution the home made fruitcakes are sold locally at the monastery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e2480e4966bdad55fef23/1529521957483/02-99020527-Traditional.jpg CYBER MONKS Some of the Nuns still prefer the traditional method of earning their living. "The rule of St. Benedict says that you will make your living by the work of your hands," noted one monk. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa72186d4e547df62b85a/1524736906158/02-99020527-Traditional.jpg CYBER MONKS Some of the Nuns still prefer the traditional method of earning their living. "The rule of St. Benedict says that you will make your living by the work of your hands," noted one monk. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5a7e2480085229199516e27f/1529521934037/01-96010511-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS Computer session take place in the early hours of the morning after prayers. The computer service income provides a good steady income to the Monastery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a7e23f2e4966bdad55fca0d/5b2aa707124f1c832baaf466/1524736835088/01-96010511-Cyber+Monks.jpg CYBER MONKS Computer session take place in the early hours of the morning after prayers. The computer service income provides a good steady income to the Monastery. https://tombible.com/cyber-monks-1 daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992ffe53450af6315b5027/1529940601207/40-+RuralConnectivity-070125153.jpg INDIA 2.0 The growing gulf between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’; is very stark in India. 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As demand for electronic product increases in India, the challenge of maintaining a constant, uninterrupted power supply has become a major challenge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992fe524a6942a72e5e73b/1529940601197/37-070123004-RuralConnectivity.jpg INDIA 2.0 Workers on a rice farm on the outskirts of Thiruvallur – 40kms outside of Chennai. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992fe508522994c9e53ed8/1529940601199/36-Simputer-070121055.jpg INDIA 2.0 A produce buyer using a ‘Simputer’ to negotiate a price with the farmer's wife. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992fdaec212d14bad1f04d/1529940601193/35-Conference-070110148.JPG INDIA 2.0 An IT worker in the Left luggage room (laptop) room at the Texas Instrument conference in Bangalore. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992fd99140b7c6b3c721c5/1529940601195/34-Shaadi.com-070104063.JPG INDIA 2.0 A Hindu wedding taking place at Sri Rajarajeshwari Nagar on the outskirts of Bangalore. 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Jain founded India World (made up of Indian sites such as Khel.com, Khoj.com) in 1995 which he sold to Satyam Infoway in November 1999, in one of Asia's biggest Internet acquisitions. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f8324a6942a72e5db3b/1529940601169/25-ShoppingMall-070113011.JPG INDIA 2.0 One of the major shopping malls – this one at the bottom of Bangalore’s buzzing Brigade Road. The economy of India is the fourth largest in the world as measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f79c8302504cbeb004f/1529940601165/24-Networkign-070112059.JPG INDIA 2.0 IT workers at the Texas Instrument conference in Bangalore – one of the big challenges for companies in Bangalore is holding onto their staff. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f7624a6942a72e5d9d7/1529940601167/23-Outsourcing-070124011.jpg INDIA 2.0 The Desicrew workers, mostly unemployed graduates, log on to a multimedia PC at an internet-enabled village kiosk. Many are educated young women who have no option but to stay in their villages to work. So far, there are six centres employing 70 rural people. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f6ae2c48320418ba16e/1529940601162/21-YahooBillboard-070134076.jpg INDIA 2.0 A billboard advert for Yahoo's mobile Internet in India at the main junction by Haji Ali Mosque in Bangalore. Dotcom advertising is spreading thru-out India like wildfire... even onto the rickshaws cutting thru the traffic-blocked streets. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f6353450af6315b3d13/1529940601160/20-070130031-Novatium.jpg INDIA 2.0 12-year-old Selvi, a schoolgirl in the Chennai suburb of KK Nagar, is part of the pilot scheme being run by Novatium - Selvi once got 100 out of 100 in a project on social science where she used the internet to research the project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f5be2c48320418b9ecf/1529940601158/19-Commuting-070135041.jpg INDIA 2.0 Female commuter on her way to work outside Dadar West train station in Mumbai. Pressures of western lifestyles and increasing hours also mean that workers in the cities no longer live with their parents, as is the tradition - which helps to fuel the consumerist boom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f5671c10b9fcf1713b3/1529940601156/18-070122140-Outsourcing.jpg INDIA 2.0 A rural-based worker performing database entry at a small entrepreneurial kiosk in the small village outside Thirivallur – 80 kms or so outside of Chennai. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f4ae4966b72996fec55/1529940601154/17-070115106-Brigade+Road.JPG INDIA 2.0 Mopeds streaming down Bangalore's premium shopping road - Brigade Road. The money men are responding to the increased spending power in Indian cities such as Chennai and Bangalore. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f3b8165f5fba851f1f3/1529940601149/16-Elearning-070125053.jpg INDIA 2.0 In education, rural e-learning projects are attempting to change the way children learn about technology. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f33e4966b72996fe91f/1529940601151/15-Guruji-070102039.JPG INDIA 2.0 Guruji employees enjoying a game of ‘tug of war’ at play day at Club Cabana at an exclusive resort on the outskirts of Bangalore. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f2a41920209532eae5a/1529940601143/14-RuralConnectivitiy-070128111.jpg INDIA 2.0 A major electrical hub, 50kms outside Chennai. Power (or lack of) is a major issue in India. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f27c8302504cbeaf5f2/1529940601141/13-Mobile2win-070132058.jpg INDIA 2.0 Gopal Krishnan, Mobile2Win's co-founder, walking down the stairs from M2W's offices based in an old printing press building on the Todi estate in Mumbai. GK, as he's called, thinks that the real technological revolution in India will happen not via the PC, but via the mobile phone. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992f1971c10b9fcf170ba2/1529940601137/12-Shaadi.com-070104058.JPG INDIA 2.0 A Hindu wedding taking place at Sri Rajarajeshwari Nagar on the outskirts of Bangalore. Pradeep Shankar, the editor of Smart Techie - India's leading technology magazine marrying Jioti. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992efae4966b72996fe15b/1529940601135/10-Bazee-070133075.jpg INDIA 2.0 Avnish Bajaj, the founder/CEO of Bazee.com himself is survivor of India's first, abortive dotcom boom of 1999 - who braved a four-year downturn before selling Bazee.com, an Indian internet auction site, to eBay for more than $50m back in 2004. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992eef9140b7c6b3c70500/1529940601133/08-Streetshots-070111011.JPG INDIA 2.0 Dotcom advertising is spreading thru-out Bangalore like wildfire... even onto the rickshaws cutting thru the traffic-blocked streets. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992eec9140b7c6b3c704f7/1529940601130/07-Jhunjunwala-070109033.JPG INDIA 2.0 Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Electrical Engineering Professor at the renowned Indian Institute of Technology Madras has a vision of using technology to bridge the vast economic divide in India. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992edf53450af6315b2cc4/1529940601128/05-Guruji-+070101098.JPG INDIA 2.0 Anurag Dod, the co-founder and CEO of Guruji.com with his colleagues at play day at Club Cabana at an exclusive beach-style resort on the outskirts of Bangalore. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992ed5f9619ad906dcb565/1529940601125/03-Shaadi.com-070107004.JPG INDIA 2.0 A Hindu wedding taking place at Sri Rajarajeshwari Nagar on the outskirts of Bangalore. Pradeep Shankar, the editor of Smart Techie - India's leading technology magazine marrying Jioti. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992ec9e4966b72996fdaca/1529940601116/02-HPLab-070101040.JPG INDIA 2.0 The 'Ideas Room' at Hewlett Packard's Indian head office in Bangalore. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a992e6e71c10b9fcf16f625/5a992ec971c10b9fcf17019b/1529940601123/01-+DigitalDivide-070127042.jpg INDIA 2.0 The gulf between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’; is very noticeable in India. Here a man on his new motorbike makes a call in front of one of many rural slums on the outskirts of Chennai (Madras). https://tombible.com/coming-back-from-the-brink daily 0.75 2018-04-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a993633e4966b729970c6ce/1529575320197/20-CarlOSimonton-06013524.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Dr. Carl Simonton, a leader in mind/ body medicine and author of best seller book, ‘Getting well again’, talking to cancer patients in the Swiss mountain resort, Schonried. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a993616e2c48320418c7367/1529575303389/18-ChristinaPirello-05013117a.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Christina Pirello, a TV chef from Philadelphia, was diagnosed with advanced (Stage IV) acute myeloid leukemia. Christina refused chemo and a bone marrow transplant to seek an alternative macrobiotic diet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a99360d08522994c9e602c4/1529575291051/17-Cellect-05012611.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK The vitamin/ supplement formula that Fred Eichhorn has developed to help boost the immune systems of cancer patients. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935f2652dea576a7ce8c5/1529575262345/16-Eichhorn-05012713a.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Fred Eichhorn creating alternative nutritional therapies. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935ed24a6942a72e6a567/1529575237844/15-Greg+Anderson-05012423.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Greg Anderson, who, inspired by a powerful spiritual experience, says to have beaten his cancer through combination of prayer, nutrition and positive mental attitude. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935d28165f5fba852c4b7/1529575223073/14-EdgarBartolucci-+05011618.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Edgar Bartolucci researching unproven alternative therapies from high doses of vitamins to shark’s cartilage and acupuncture to which he credits his remission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935cce4966b729970b9a4/1529575208615/12-EdgarBartolucci-+05011635.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Edgar Bartolucci at the local library, where researched unproven alternative therapies from high doses of vitamins to shark’s cartilage and acupuncture to which he credits his remission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935b641920209532f7eeb/1529575187049/10-CarlaSchuford-05011113a.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Carla Shuford shops for her weekly organic fruit and vegetables every Saturday morning at her local farmer’s market. She credits her remarkable survival of advanced bone cancer to the Gerson therapy - a tough nutritional regime involving 13 glasses of juiced organic fruit and vegetables per day – plus coffee enemas and liver enzyme pills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935af24a6942a72e69d77/1529575170693/09-BobGilley-05010712.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Bob Gilley was diagnosed with a ‘secondary undifferentiated carcinoma’ in his groin area. He was given less than a 1% of survival and that was after radical surgery and chemotherapy. Guided by his intuition Bob abandoned chemo half way through and with the support (after much debate) of his doctor, he threw himself the alternative approach pioneered by Dr. Carl Simonton. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a99359708522994c9e5f380/1529575155397/08-Eichhorn-05012805.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Fred Eichhorn working on different flavour options for the vitamin/ supplement formula he’s devised to help boost the immune systems of cancer patients. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a993583652dea576a7cdaaf/1529575133763/07-CarlOSimonton-06013515.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Dr. Carl O. Simonton, a leader in mind/ body medicine and author of best seller book, ‘Getting well again’, talking to cancer patients in the Swiss mountain resort, Schonried. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a993580f9619ad906dd881f/1529575111174/06-OrganicTomatoes-05011229a.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Carla Shuford credits her remarkable survival of advanced bone cancer to the Gerson therapy - a tough nutritional regime involving 13 glasses of juiced organic fruit and vegetables per day – plus coffee enemas and liver enzyme pills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935538165f5fba852b4b2/1529575086434/05-SophiaGettino-050105e.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Sophia Gettino’s parents decided against chemo and opted instead for the controversial Burzynski therapy, an alternative therapy known as antineoplastons, derived from peptides in urine – and which, Dr. Burzynski says, act as “biochemical micro-switches”, “turning off” genes that cause cancerous cells to grow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a99353e41920209532f6ff2/1529575072099/04-Susan-05013402.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Susan Silberstein speaking to a cancer patient from her office at the ‘Center for Advancement in Cancer Education’ (www.beatcancer.org) in Philadelphia, PA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a9935389140b7c6b3c7cba1/1529575055372/03-ShirleyTice-0501.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Shirley Tice lighting a candle at St. Patrick’s church in New York City who credits her faith and the Gerson therapy with her remarkable cancer recovery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9934d1ec212d14bad28e79/5a99351c71c10b9fcf17ca7e/1529575035326/01-Schuford-05011316.jpg COMING BACK FROM THE BRINK Carla Shuford about to begin her 6am daily one mile swim at her local pool in Durham, North Virginia. In 1958, aged 15, she was diagnosed with bone cancer, in her left leg, which had spread to her lymph system. The diagnosis back then was a virtual death sentence. https://tombible.com/life-on-the-edge daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c6a71c10b9fcf18c494/1524818933872/24-DoctorandPatient-03017112.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Surgeon and patient reunited 18 months after my brain surgery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c60652dea576a7dc2db/1524818888083/23-office-03016408.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Spetzler relaxing in his office after yet another surgery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c4e53450af6315ce66f/1524818848105/22-gamma+drill-03011136a.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE A patient having the frame removed from her head. Although it looks like the doctor is drilling the screws into the patient's head, he is actually using the drill to 'unscrew' the frame from her head. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c44f9619ad906de6f94/1524818797631/20-ontherun-03017112.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Spetzler leaving his office through his 'quick exit' back door on his way up to surgery. One minute he's performing a life-threatening surgery and 5 minutes later, he's giving a speech at a fund raising event. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c30e4966b72997190eb/1524818779260/19-sonntag-03013236a.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Volker Sonntag, Vice Chairman of the BNI, performing surgery on the spine with his two trainees. Spine neurosurgery is much more physical than vascular neurosurgery where the tools used resemble something that might be used in an abattoir. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c15f9619ad906de697e/1524818744584/17-nurse-03012922.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE A BNI staff member surveying the daily Operating board in the O.R which outlines who is operating on who. The BNI nursing staff is highly trained. The BNI has an interesting 'free market' system where the operating rooms run a 'first come, first served basis'. So the nurses arriving early can basically pick and choose which neurosurgeon they work with that day. Thereby the system encourages the neurosurgeons to build a strong relationship with the nurses so that they (the neurosurgeons) are picked regularly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993c0e53450af6315cde36/1524818720867/16-pre-op-03012013.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE A patient lying in the holding room just minutes before saying goodbye to her parents and her son. She is about to undergo major neurosurgery for a deep-rooted aneurysm. At the doors of the operating room, I was told to say good-bye to my parents and Jessie, my girlfriend. We were aware these might be the last words we ever said to each other. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993bf90d92970572ba9faa/1524818694641/15-gamma+helmet-03011621a.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE A patient receiving Gamma Knife surgery. I had my gamma knife surgery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993bf68165f5fba85394aa/1524818654085/14-mayor-03015411.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Patricio Martinez Governor of Chihuahua, Mexico was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in 2001 and was immediately flown up to Phoenix where Dr. Spetzler performed emergency surgery and managed to remove the bullet lodged in his brain without the Governor suffering any neurological deficit. The Governor returned a couple of years later to thank Dr. Spetzler and his staff and to display his remarkable recovery by doing a little jig! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993bd80d92970572ba9b03/1524818628449/13-bike-03014729a.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Spetzler encourages his residents to be super-fit. He believes that it helps the neurosurgeon to maintain his focus and concentration during the grueling hours in the operating theatre. Dr. Michael Lawton, Associate Professor at UCSF observes, 'As a boss, he is the stern, impenetrable leader… commander in chief. As a friend, he is so driven to perform and achieve where others can't, sometimes it appears that he's obsessed. It's a competitive drive which takes him to where others don't go.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993bd30d92970572ba9a3d/1524818559653/12-spetzrounds-03010421.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Spetzler during his rounds with the BNI trainees where they review and discuss the prospective and current cases. His specialization is those areas of vascular neurosurgery which others consider inoperable, such as deep-rooted aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993ba3e2c48320418d2f80/1524818538393/11-operation-03013307.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Robert Spetzler in surgery. The atmosphere in the theatre is surprisingly relaxed. People chatting as they go about their work. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b9053450af6315ccd8e/1524818402200/10-clock-03015036.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE August Spetzler, father of Robert was a clock maker in Würzburg in Germany. His second cousin was suspected of having made the time-bomb clock used in assassination attempt on Hitler during the Second World War. August was the father of the Quartz watch and I like to think that Dr. Spetzler inherited his father's clock-making hands which have contributed to his exceptionally steady and dexterous hands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b83ec212d14bad371bd/1524818382872/09-goodnews-03012227.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Spetzler giving the good news to the loved ones of patient on whom he has successfully operated. He had 'defused' an aneurysm buried deep within the patient's brain. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b7008522994c9e6bcba/1524818251670/08-piano-03015609.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Spetzler and his wife Nancy performing at the annual dinner for the Barrow Foundation, the fund raising arm of the BNI. 'Spetzler sometimes appears shy in small social settings. Some years ago, when he was scheduled to meet with two visiting Japanese couples he did not know very well, he paced the hallway until Nancy came and joined him. Since Nancy is very comfortable in such social settings, she provides a bit of buffer for him. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b5b71c10b9fcf18a118/1524818195509/07-waiting-03012901.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE The waiting room at the BNI where a lone interviewee sits nervously, waiting to be interviewed by Dr. Spetzler for a place on BNI's internationally recognized 7 year training program. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b5424a6942a72e75f4a/1524818171480/06-eyes-03014310.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE The eyes of Dr. Robert Spetzler. Ed Sylvester wrote about his experience of following Spetzler around the BNI for 2 years in his riveting read, the 'Healing Blade'. Sylvester comments on Spetzler's legendary powers of concentration. 'Concentration is the hallmark of a neurosurgeon, Spetzler's ability to entirely focus himself and his ability to suddenly then say, 'OK I've gotten to my point in this neurosurgery, I'm going to leave for 20 minutes' and he'll scrub out and his mind is entirely on something else, whether it's another neurosurgery or a hiring or the budget, he can entirely take himself away and then entirely bring himself back. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b3ff9619ad906de4e4c/1524818137710/05-gamma+pain-03011136.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Randall Porter fixing the frame used for Gamma Knife radiation. Dr. Kris Smith, considered to have been one of Spetzler's star trainees and now a full time Physician at the BNI, performed my Gamma Knife surgery. Gamma Knife Radiation shrunk the remainder of my tumour by focusing a mass of gamma radiation onto a single spot inside the brain. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b3a9140b7c6b3c89923/1524819033157/04-opcrowd-03014334.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Wendy Spangler, chief resident (trainee) and Dr. Spetzler using the image guided surgery mechanism during surgery. Image guided surgery allowed Spetzler to cross reference the location of my tumor during surgery with the MRI image taken prior to surgery. By placing the 'magic wand' at a certain location inside my brain, Spetzler was then able to see the wand's location on the MRI. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b309140b7c6b3c897df/1524818007781/02-airport-03015820.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE Dr. Robert Spetzler at Phoenix Airport, heading off to one of the many neurosurgical conferences he presents at throughout the year. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993a910d92970572ba7143/5a993b30652dea576a7d9d0a/1524819027344/03-cranio-03013020.jpg LIVING ON A KNIFE EDGE My head was not shaved for my brain surgery; however a thin line of hair was removed at the intended incision line. Then a large incision (size of a horse-shoe) was made at the back of my head. https://tombible.com/is-software-the-new-rock-roll daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5ad5afe2758d463f8c9a7f32/1529575517644/09-The+Industry+Launch+Party.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Yet another excuse for networking: a party hosted by Ziff-Davies celebrating the launch of “The Industry Standard” (www.thestandard.net). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a994405f9619ad906df858a/1529575749038/24-98022025-Swing.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Daniel Mendez, a Cuban-born immigrant and co-founder of Visto met one of his future employees while playing with his daughter in the School play-ground. “It was 1500hrs during the week and I thought this guy must be in software to be able to take an hour off in the middle of the afternoon.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b7942ed62fe2c738caa2a/1524825978508/24-98022025-Swing.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Daniel Mendez, a Cuban-born immigrant and co-founder of Visto met one of his future employees while playing with his daughter in the School play-ground. “It was 1500hrs during the week and I thought this guy must be in software to be able to take an hour off in the middle of the afternoon.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a9943dcf9619ad906df7ff7/1529575732583/23-98013823-Yoga.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Early-morning Yoga classes at Critical Path help relax the employees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b7931010685dd7dcf4c8d/1524825954731/23-98013823-Yoga.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Early-morning Yoga classes at Critical Path help relax the employees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a994376f9619ad906df70a3/1529575711844/22-98012910-GarageStartUp.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Barry Spencer’s Garage Start-Up called RealityFusion: They have very cool technology that mixes video with computer images and allows you to control the computer with movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b791dfb2805c02fc0bdcd/1524825942601/22-98012910-GarageStartUp.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Barry Spencer’s Garage Start-Up called RealityFusion: They have very cool technology that mixes video with computer images and allows you to control the computer with movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a9943740d92970572bbaa5c/1529575698943/21-98013113-GarageStartUp.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Barry Spencer’s Garage Start-Up called RealityFusion: They have very cool technology that mixes video with computer images and allows you to control the computer with movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b791016fded58c3edbce1/1524825932721/21-98013113-GarageStartUp.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Barry Spencer’s Garage Start-Up called RealityFusion: They have very cool technology that mixes video with computer images and allows you to control the computer with movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99430153450af6315dd26e/1529575673061/20-98012217-Shopping.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Bulk shopping for the late night workers at Visto… it is the responsibity of the Office Manager to keep the work-force fed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week although health foods are not a priority! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b78f6ddff691076dd83e4/1524825906568/20-98012217-Shopping.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Bulk shopping for the late night workers at Visto… it is the responsibity of the Office Manager to keep the work-force fed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week although health foods are not a priority! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a9942fd8165f5fba8548b41/1529575645531/19-98013916-StartUpMove.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Although Silicon Spice has been “up and running” for almost year… the company continues to be shrouded in mystery by the fact that they have not yet announced what the company does! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b78db7f09c66c908d884b/1524825889018/19-98013916-StartUpMove.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Although Silicon Spice has been “up and running” for almost year… the company continues to be shrouded in mystery by the fact that they have not yet announced what the company does! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a994288f9619ad906df4d0a/1529575623964/17-98012812-Baseball.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Cloudscape employees enjoying a day off at a baseball match. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b78c5577270ddffffd4de/1524825860580/17-98012812-Baseball.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Cloudscape employees enjoying a day off at a baseball match. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99427ce4966b7299726c78/1529575610655/15-98011810-CubicleCulture.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Pocket Paradise, yet another of the themed rooms at Pocket Science. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b78b727d2869eeffbb7a3/1524825844719/15-98011810-CubicleCulture.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Pocket Paradise, yet another of the themed rooms at Pocket Science. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99422a53450af6315db3aa/1529575531703/11-98011836-StarTrekThemedRoom.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Pocket Paradise, yet another of the themed rooms at Pocket Science. Not only does it create a fun atmosphere for its employees but it also creates a lot media exposure for those documenting the bizarre lifestyle of Silicon Valley. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b78691c6be5a7cdf76a9b/1524825793790/11-98011836-StarTrekThemedRoom.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Pocket Paradise, yet another of the themed rooms at Pocket Science. Not only does it create a fun atmosphere for its employees but it also creates a lot media exposure for those documenting the bizarre lifestyle of Silicon Valley. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99420cf9619ad906df39dd/1529575593417/14-98011626-StartupNetworking.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Rakesh Mathur, CEO of Junglee.com meeting with his angel investors over lunch in Buck’s in Woodhouse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b78a6010685dd7dcf3faf/1524825830811/14-98011626-StartupNetworking.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Rakesh Mathur, CEO of Junglee.com meeting with his angel investors over lunch in Buck’s in Woodhouse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a9941fa53450af6315dac4c/1529575570168/13-98011517-StartupNetworking.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Rakesh Mathur, CEO of Junglee.com meeting with his angel investors over lunch in Buck’s in Woodhouse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b788f86d4e5e372b72777/1524825818771/13-98011517-StartupNetworking.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Rakesh Mathur, CEO of Junglee.com meeting with his angel investors over lunch in Buck’s in Woodhouse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99418408522994c9e78c29/1529575550762/12-98011210-StartUpBreak.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Despite the heavy doses of Caffeine, the lack of sleep and 24 hour programming sessions eventually take their toll on the Visto employees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b787b548b02024aea58be/1524825805874/12-98011210-StartUpBreak.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Despite the heavy doses of Caffeine, the lack of sleep and 24 hour programming sessions eventually take their toll on the Visto employees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99410a4192020953310083/1529575441527/06-9801242a-Eating.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? The Workshoppe, founded by English exile and former model Lyndy Janes and Sue Fox, a former employee of Apple Computers who teach etiquette to those whose table manners aren't all they could be. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b780cdc3f5c743aa76646/1524825714518/06-9801242a-Eating.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? The Workshoppe, founded by English exile and former model Lyndy Janes and Sue Fox, a former employee of Apple Computers who teach etiquette to those whose table manners aren't all they could be. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a9940f024a6942a72e81e26/1529575497483/08-98010305-StartUpSkittles.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Spinner.com was, like most Valley start ups, a stroke of genius from some gifted young programmers, David Samuel and Steve Levis (although, they were from the Boston based MIT, rather than Stanford, which is the Valley’s true billionaire’s breeding ground). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b784788f1af20734c41b2/1524825752920/08-98010305-StartUpSkittles.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Spinner.com was, like most Valley start ups, a stroke of genius from some gifted young programmers, David Samuel and Steve Levis (although, they were from the Boston based MIT, rather than Stanford, which is the Valley’s true billionaire’s breeding ground). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99407fec212d14bad41b9b/1529575458075/07-98010418-WebGirls.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Webgirls networking parties take place every month; Silicon Valley has a reputation for being quite a “male chauvanist” environment… the Webgirls organization was founded with a view to counter-acting the male prejudice. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b781f3fde6a69b9d6b5fb/1524825734862/07-98010418-WebGirls.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Webgirls networking parties take place every month; Silicon Valley has a reputation for being quite a “male chauvanist” environment… the Webgirls organization was founded with a view to counter-acting the male prejudice. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a99401771c10b9fcf194109/1529575377047/02-98012533-StartUpCEO.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Josh Felsher, President of Spinner.com negotiating with the CEO of Gamespot regarding a joint marketing deal. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b77ce1c865597364ee988/1524825660723/02-98012533-StartUpCEO.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Josh Felsher, President of Spinner.com negotiating with the CEO of Gamespot regarding a joint marketing deal. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a994017f9619ad906def35f/1529575361068/01-98011427-StartupNetworking.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Rakesh Mathur, CEO of Junglee.com meeting with his “angel” investors at Bucks restaurant which has been home to many a deal-making occasion https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b77bec07b0895fc75cfaa/1524825650088/01-98011427-StartupNetworking.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Rakesh Mathur, CEO of Junglee.com meeting with his “angel” investors at Bucks restaurant which has been home to many a deal-making occasion https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a994006e4966b7299721474/1529575412220/05-+980109E-8IVPPitch.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? A nervous entrepreneur pitching to the Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) group during their Monday meeting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b77f11c6be5a7cdf75ec2/1524825686140/05-+980109E-8IVPPitch.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? A nervous entrepreneur pitching to the Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) group during their Monday meeting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5a994004652dea576a7e40e3/1529575390044/04-+98013129-Father%26Son.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Long nights on the computer often mean sacrificing family time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a993f74419202095330c840/5b2b77dbaae294ca4bd7465b/1524825674363/04-+98013129-Father%26Son.jpg IS SOFTWARE THE NEW ROCK & ROLL? Long nights on the computer often mean sacrificing family time. https://tombible.com/jobs-for-the-boys daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a9948c2f9619ad906e03ac7/1529576277510/11-95044236-Bar.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Victor Ubogu won 24 caps for England and played 66 times for Bath RFC in the 1990s. He became the ‘front man’ for Shoeless Joe’s – a bar he set up with investors – on the Kings Road in London. He now runs a corporate hospitality company. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7b53ddff691076ddb5f2/1524826685847/11-95044236-Bar.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Victor Ubogu won 24 caps for England and played 66 times for Bath RFC in the 1990s. He became the ‘front man’ for Shoeless Joe’s – a bar he set up with investors – on the Kings Road in London. He now runs a corporate hospitality company. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a9948b34192020953321eb3/1529576261837/10-95042836-Ashtoa.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Widely regarded as one of the most visionary coaches in the global game, Brian Ashton, seen here coaching the kids at Kings Bruton in Somerset. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7b4286d4e5e372b760fb/1524826667833/10-95042836-Ashtoa.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Widely regarded as one of the most visionary coaches in the global game, Brian Ashton, seen here coaching the kids at Kings Bruton in Somerset. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99489cc8302504cbee62a4/1529576176507/08-95041810-Bath+Broker.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Steve Ojomoh had 12 caps for the England national team from 1994 to 1998, played at the Five Nations in 1994, 1995 and 1996. While playing as a highly versatile no 8 for Bath, he held done his day job in the City where he was training to become a stock-broker. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7aeeed62fe2c738cce5a/1524826622309/08-95041810-Bath+Broker.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Steve Ojomoh had 12 caps for the England national team from 1994 to 1998, played at the Five Nations in 1994, 1995 and 1996. While playing as a highly versatile no 8 for Bath, he held done his day job in the City where he was training to become a stock-broker. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a994894f9619ad906e03397/1529576161315/07-95041416a-Teacher.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Andy Robinson gained eight caps for England, played 6 non-international games for the British and Irish Lions on their 1989 tour of Australia. Seen here teaching history at Colston's Collegiate School. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7adec07b0895fc760e3c/1524826591054/07-95041416a-Teacher.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Andy Robinson gained eight caps for England, played 6 non-international games for the British and Irish Lions on their 1989 tour of Australia. Seen here teaching history at Colston's Collegiate School. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99487bf9619ad906e02ffb/1529576146401/06-95044606a-Bath+PR.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Mike Catt (left) and Jeremy Guscott, 2 superstars of the Bath team, at Heathrow, flying off on a PR jaunt for British Gas, for whom they both do hospitality work. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7acf010685dd7dcf6f23/1524826554160/06-95044606a-Bath+PR.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Mike Catt (left) and Jeremy Guscott, 2 superstars of the Bath team, at Heathrow, flying off on a PR jaunt for British Gas, for whom they both do hospitality work. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99487324a6942a72e93585/1529576133709/05-95041121-Butcher.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Dave Hilton is an English-born former Scottish international rugby union player. He was capped 42 times for the Scotland national rugby union team. His position of choice is as a prop. His day job was that of a Butcher. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7ac252014929b65b073a/1524826540259/05-95041121-Butcher.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Dave Hilton is an English-born former Scottish international rugby union player. He was capped 42 times for the Scotland national rugby union team. His position of choice is as a prop. His day job was that of a Butcher. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99485024a6942a72e9302f/1529576110092/04-95043109a-Bath+Farmer.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Graham Dawe working here on his farm down in Cornwall. He won 14 major trophies during 12 years at Bath before moving on to Sale and also represented the Barbarians, South West, Cornwall and Devon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7aabc4997bd8077e4ecf/1524826517417/04-95043109a-Bath+Farmer.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Graham Dawe working here on his farm down in Cornwall. He won 14 major trophies during 12 years at Bath before moving on to Sale and also represented the Barbarians, South West, Cornwall and Devon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99484fc8302504cbee56a5/1529576083996/03-95043627-Clarke.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Ben Clarke played for Bath Rugby from 1992 to 1996, before joining Richmond F.C. as the first £1-million player. Seen here, signing rugby balls for kids at a neighbours power plant (he did PR work for British Gas). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7a912483d612d632870e/1524826481999/03-95043627-Clarke.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Ben Clarke played for Bath Rugby from 1992 to 1996, before joining Richmond F.C. as the first £1-million player. Seen here, signing rugby balls for kids at a neighbours power plant (he did PR work for British Gas). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99482ce2c48320418eee76/1529576051524/02-95044522a-Bath+Entrepreneur.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Nigeran-born Adedayo Adebayo played for Bath 66 times and won 6 caps for England on the wing. Seen here cutting a deal with a business colleague over lunch – he worked for the family business back then. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7a6f27d2869eeffbd8fd/1524826449781/02-95044522a-Bath+Entrepreneur.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Nigeran-born Adedayo Adebayo played for Bath 66 times and won 6 caps for England on the wing. Seen here cutting a deal with a business colleague over lunch – he worked for the family business back then. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5a99482cc8302504cbee5189/1529576069160/01-95044142a-Bath+Policeman.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Ian Sanders, Bath’s mercurial scrum half, had 88 caps for the club and would have played for England had it not been for Richard Hill, England’s then first choice scrum half. Sanders worked for the police during the day – seen here walking his beat on Bath’s renowned Royal Crescent. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9947e2e2c48320418ee304/5b2b7a82829085c6448ebd7a/1524826440929/01-95044142a-Bath+Policeman.jpg JOBS FOR THE BOYS Ian Sanders, Bath’s mercurial scrum half, had 88 caps for the club and would have played for England had it not been for Richard Hill, England’s then first choice scrum half. Sanders worked for the police during the day – seen here walking his beat on Bath’s renowned Royal Crescent. https://tombible.com/netrepreneurs daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5acb797488251b53487247bd/1529575846532/05-+96090929-Amazon.com+%281%29.jpg NETREPRENEURS Jeffrey Bezos, founder of Amazon.com https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994c69f9619ad906e0cac3/1529576019295/14-96090733a-Virtualvin.jpg NETREPRENEURS Peter Granoff (right) and Robert Olson of Virtualvin.com (based in Palo Alto, CA) at one of their suppliers' vineyards outside Palo Alto. Granoff's wine expertise and Olson's Silicon Valley background have combined well to create one of the most impressive and most efficient services on the internet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b7a50c4997bd8077e474f/1524826227687/14-96090733a-Virtualvin.jpg NETREPRENEURS Peter Granoff (right) and Robert Olson of Virtualvin.com (based in Palo Alto, CA) at one of their suppliers' vineyards outside Palo Alto. Granoff's wine expertise and Olson's Silicon Valley background have combined well to create one of the most impressive and most efficient services on the internet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994c34e2c48320418f8c79/1529575968978/11-96091203a-1800Flowers.jpg NETREPRENEURS Jim McCann of 1800flowers.com (based in Long Island, NY) generates $25m revenue over the internet..... due to the cheaper internet service charge on-line orders are half the cost of a telephone order. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b7a1e1c865597364f17ca/1524826190641/11-96091203a-1800Flowers.jpg NETREPRENEURS Jim McCann of 1800flowers.com (based in Long Island, NY) generates $25m revenue over the internet..... due to the cheaper internet service charge on-line orders are half the cost of a telephone order. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994c2ce2c48320418f8af5/1529575996350/12-+96092218a-DanParson.jpg NETREPRENEURS Dan Parsons a 14 year old internet guru who built the computer (right of photo) which acts as the internet service provider for his clients. He says that has no problems balancing his homework with his internet business. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b7a39d5355440f19aead4/1524826201959/12-+96092218a-DanParson.jpg NETREPRENEURS Dan Parsons a 14 year old internet guru who built the computer (right of photo) which acts as the internet service provider for his clients. He says that has no problems balancing his homework with his internet business. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994b7953450af6315f1669/1529575951141/10-+96091421a-Witbeer.jpg NETREPRENEURS Andrew Klein, founder of Witbeer.com (based in Manhattan, NY) an ex-stock broker raised the capital for his Witbeer corporation by offering shares over the internet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b7a0cb2a84d5362f0d992/1524826179163/10-+96091421a-Witbeer.jpg NETREPRENEURS Andrew Klein, founder of Witbeer.com (based in Manhattan, NY) an ex-stock broker raised the capital for his Witbeer corporation by offering shares over the internet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994b2ee4966b729973b60a/1529575933936/09-+96090805-OnSale.jpg NETREPRENEURS Jerry Kaplan was the co-founder of Onsale, an online software site. He became CEO of Egghead.com when the two companies merged in 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b79fa124f1c36d4bc73a8/1524826165654/09-+96090805-OnSale.jpg NETREPRENEURS Jerry Kaplan was the co-founder of Onsale, an online software site. He became CEO of Egghead.com when the two companies merged in 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994b1fe2c48320418f60c0/1529575907561/08-+96091904a-Timewarp.jpg NETREPRENEURS Joyce Grant of Timewarp.com based in rural Catskill Mountains has found a niche market for her specialist toy antiques over the internet. Items which would normally only collect $40 locally can be sold for as much as ten times that much on the internet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b79e116fded58c3edcdbc/1524826146451/08-+96091904a-Timewarp.jpg NETREPRENEURS Joyce Grant of Timewarp.com based in rural Catskill Mountains has found a niche market for her specialist toy antiques over the internet. Items which would normally only collect $40 locally can be sold for as much as ten times that much on the internet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994aeb53450af6315effd4/1529575891013/07+-9609182a-SmartGames.jpg NETREPRENEURS Gary Ward, founder of Smartgames who sell video games based in Cambridge, Mass. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b79d05ccc0f406db3e9e8/1524826133370/07+-9609182a-SmartGames.jpg NETREPRENEURS Gary Ward, founder of Smartgames who sell video games based in Cambridge, Mass. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994ad3e2c48320418f560e/1529575861727/06-+96090823a-HotHotHot.jpg NETREPRENEURS Monica Lopez , founder of Hothothot, Los Angeles, CA. Hot sauces fit perfectly into the category of what sells over the internet being a very specific product, easy to distribute and requiring specialised knowledge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b79b2c4997bd8077e3b6e/1524826124520/06-+96090823a-HotHotHot.jpg NETREPRENEURS Monica Lopez , founder of Hothothot, Los Angeles, CA. Hot sauces fit perfectly into the category of what sells over the internet being a very specific product, easy to distribute and requiring specialised knowledge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994aa4ec212d14bad59a7a/1529575820365/04-96090619a-Autobytel.jpg NETREPRENEURS Pete Ellis at Autobytel.com (based in Irvine, CA) will make $6.5 m by selling on car sales leads to car dealers who subscribe to his internet service. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b798916fded58c3edc858/1524826077062/04-96090619a-Autobytel.jpg NETREPRENEURS Pete Ellis at Autobytel.com (based in Irvine, CA) will make $6.5 m by selling on car sales leads to car dealers who subscribe to his internet service. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994a5ee2c48320418f4480/1529575804680/03-+96090510-Isn.jpg NETREPRENEURS Bill Robinson founded of ISN.com now established as one of the biggest retailers on the internet selling computer equipment. Based in Palo Alto, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5a994a5ec8302504cbeea92d/1529575786543/01-+96091026a-Salami.jpg NETREPRENEURS Vinny Barbieri's Salami.com based on Long Island is very popular in Japan where the price of Italian delicacies is very high; it is cheaper to import from the US and absorb the import/ distribution costs than pay expensive local prices. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b7966f60e7c3c106fe118/1524826046274/01-+96091026a-Salami.jpg NETREPRENEURS Vinny Barbieri's Salami.com based on Long Island is very popular in Japan where the price of Italian delicacies is very high; it is cheaper to import from the US and absorb the import/ distribution costs than pay expensive local prices. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a994a0c9140b7c6b3cab0e7/5b2b7979dc3f5c743aa78be2/1524826064775/03-+96090510-Isn.jpg NETREPRENEURS Bill Robinson founded of ISN.com now established as one of the biggest retailers on the internet selling computer equipment. Based in Palo Alto, CA. https://tombible.com/walnut-tree-inn daily 0.75 2018-04-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9951daec212d14bad6ceb6/1529915236309/14-95081519-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN One o’clock in the morning on Sunday and the waitresses finally had a chance to relax after a super busy Saturday night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9951c3c8302504cbefe066/1529915236307/13-95081928-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Franco always found time to enjoy a drink with his loyal customers at the end of busy evening. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9951bdf9619ad906e1b273/1529915236304/12-95081510-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Waitress checking her complexion in the kitchen mirror while doing the washing up at the end of a busy night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9951a171c10b9fcf1bf31f/1529915236299/11-95080419-Walnut+Tree.jpg WALNUT TREE INN One of the young sous-chefs checking the destination of his dish on the order board. The order board was followed religiously to ensure that the dishes were executed in order and with minimum delay. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a99519953450af631601aea/1529915236303/10-95081804-Sausages.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Cotechini were menu favourite: sausages made from pork bellies and hung for 20 days to bring out their unique flavours. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a995186e2c4832041907471/1529915236297/09-95081427-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Franco in full flow on a very busy Saturday night as he barged his way thru the busy kitchen… much to the amusement of one of his staff! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a99517eec212d14bad6bd55/1529915236294/08-95081627-Kitchen+Rush.jpg WALNUT TREE INN With over 600 dishes sometimes being served on a Saturday night, the rush was always on to get the meals to customers with minimal delay. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a99516d0d92970572bddbf8/1529915236292/07-95081430-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Franco in super busy mode, kept a ‘keen eye’ on the dishes going out to the restaurant, checking that the food matches up to his high standards. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a995167f9619ad906e1a2ec/1529915236289/06-95081430-TheRush.jpg WALNUT TREE INN All the waitresses were from the local community, some of whom have worked with Franco for over 30 years. They formed an integral part of the charm and warmth of the restaurant. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9951399140b7c6b3cbe012/1529915236282/05-95081215-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN A sous-chef handing the ‘Porchetta’ dish to a waitress. Franco’s cooking style was also influenced by the Marche region of Italy where he was brought up before moving to Britain. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9951259140b7c6b3cbdc9c/1529915236285/04-95081936-Lobsters.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Delicious lobsters and crab freshly imported from Cornwall. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a99511ac8302504cbefc1b4/1529915236279/03-95081134a-Kitchen.jpg WALNUT TREE INN A busy sous-chef reaching for scallops in the larder. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9950ee53450af6315ffc98/1529915236275/02-95081833-Oysters.jpg WALNUT TREE INN A plateau of Oysters ready to be served. Many of Franco’s fish dishes had a strong Thai influence stemming from the Taruschio’s adoption of Thai baby girl 30 years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6f251a017db24a06122d03/5a9950ca652dea576a80cf63/5a9950ee9140b7c6b3cbd354/1529915236266/01-95082206-Chef.jpg WALNUT TREE INN Franco Taruschio basking in the Welsh sunshine in front his restaurant, the Walnut Tree Inn, situated at the foot of the Skirrid near Abergavenny.