Podcasts about sqz

We're back and we got an episode that we've been sitting on a while.  We're talking about Night of the Creeps.  This science fiction horror comedy is directed by Fred Dekker and stars Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow and the one and only Tom Atkins.  Join us as we discuss Night of the Creeps. https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

We're joined by Chris Williams this episode and we let him pick the movie.  We're covering Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.  The heartwarming story of an aunt and her nephew trying to make their way the crazy world of the 80s.  Ok, the movie is a little more sinister than that, join us as we discuss Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Billy and Daniel are continuing their Universal Monster block discussing Frankenstein.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Synopsis: Volker Herrmann is the President and CEO of Sonata Therapeutics, a Flagship Pioneering company revolutionizing the world's understanding of the cellular microenvironment and its importance to human biology and disease. Sonata's product-platform creates drugs based on a systematic, comprehensive characterization of the microenvironment in diseases with high unmet medical need. Volker discusses the arc of his career, starting with attending medical school in Germany, then training as a cardiologist and clinical pharmacologist before working at Pfizer. He talks about his transition from big pharma to biotech and how his approach to running a biotech has evolved. He discusses the importance of patient impact and how that drives him in this industry. He talks about their work at Sonata to develop therapeutics for cancer and other diseases, and how he thinks about indication selection. Biography: Volker Herrmann is Chief Executive Officer of Sonata Therapeutics and a Flagship Pioneering CEO-Partner. A veteran pharmaceutical and biotech leader, Volker brings more than 20 years of experience in management, commercial development, business development, marketing and strategy to Sonata. Volker was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Inzen Therapeutics, a predecessor to Sonata, after serving as President and Chief Operating Officer at SQZ Biotechnologies. Prior to SQZ, he held various leadership roles at Pfizer, including European Lead CNS/Pain franchise, Global Lead Pain franchise and Head of Global Strategy, Marketing and Commercial Development within Pfizer's Vaccine Business Unit. Subsequently, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer for Viamet Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for preparing the organization for the launch of its first commercial product as well as streamlining the company's pipeline. Volker also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Selenity Therapeutics. Volker received his M.D. from Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg in Germany and an MBA from the University of San Diego.

Alligator   The alligator is everywhere!  Alligator in the sewer, alligator in the toilet, alligator in the swimming pool, alligator on the street corner.  This episode Billy and Josh discuss the 1980 film, you guessed it, Alligator. https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Jeremy Raper returns to the podcast to discuss his latest "engagement campaign" at London listed Serica Energy (SQZ). In particular, he focuses on why Serica is trying to rush through their most recent deal and why shareholders should consider voting against the share issuance at the meeting next week. Jeremy's letter to Serica: https://rapercapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/open-letter-Serica-Board-1.pdf All of Jeremy's engagement campaigns: https://rapercapital.com/engagement-campaigns/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:30 What's happening at SQZ 8:45 SQZ's past deal rejections and timing on this deal 15:45 Why an "accretive" deal does not necessarily create value 17:30 How this deal insulates management and discourages shareholder feedback 22:05 Discussing SQZ's shareholder base 27:30 How this deal gives away a controlling stake in Serica for free 30:00 What should shareholders who don't like this deal should do 32:20 How Serica management will respond if the current vote fails 36:05 Providing an update on the coal trade 47:35 Discussing Unit Corp (UNTC)

The Invisible Man (1933) Daniel and Billy are back and they are finishing up their classic horror block with the 1933 classic The Invisible Man.  Part of the Universal Monster lineup The Invisible Man feature incredible special effects for the time.  The Invisible Man tells the story of man meddling with the laws of science so he can terrorize the denizens of a local tavern.  Highly regarded amongst movie viewers and considered a classic how do our two hosts feel about The Invisible Man?  Join us and find out on this episode of Very Unreasonable Things. https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D For someone as prolific and popular as Jason Voorhies two dimensions just aren't enough.  Welcome to the 3rd dimension of terror as we discuss Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D.  Jason is back with a new hairdo to terrorize a new group of teenagers and we are back to discuss.  Part 3 is the second movie directed by Steve Miner in the franchise and introduces one of the great final girls in Chris Higgins and one of the best settings in the entire franchise with Higgins Haven.  3D gimmicks aside how does the movie hold up?  Join us as we discuss Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Firewalker   We are back baby and just in time for the 4th of July!  On this patriotic episode of Very Unreasonable Things our international crew of Billy, Josh, and Rhys are covering Firewalker starring the greatest living American of them all, Chuck Norris.  Mr. Norris had found early success with such movies as Lone Wolf McQuade, The Octagon, Good Guys Wear Black which he then turned into a contract with Cannon films who would go on to produce numerous Norris projects.  One of those projects was Firewalker which saw Norris and Louis Gossett Jr team together in what is supposed to be a globe trotting adventure similar to a certain famous archeologist.  So how does this movie hold up?  Join us as we discuss Firewalker.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Village of the Damned Daniel and Billy are back covering another classic from the 60s in Village of the Damned.  The 1960 classic about children with blonde hair, eerie eyes and special powers.  This is the third movie in our Black and White classics block featuring Daniel and Billy.  We're discussing if the movie holds up and if it is deserving of all the praise it has received.  "You have to be taught to leave us alone".  Join us as we discuss Village of the Damned.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Friday the 13th Part 2 We're back to talk about the next installment in our slashers icon project.  This episode we cover Friday the 13th Part 2.  Friday the 13th Part 2 is an iconic series and in this first sequel we are introduced to an adult Jason Voorhees, one of the most recognizable horror icons of all time.  We here to discuss how Part 2 improves on the original and how in this case the series benefitted from key figures from the original stepping back and not having involvement.  We also try to figure out why Paul kept coming back when it was very obvious Jenny was no good for him.  Come join us as we discuss all this and more on this episode of Very Unreasonable Things.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

On this episode of Very Unreasonable Things Josh and Billy begin their Cannon quest.  They're going to be revisiting movies from Cannon's glory years, the 80's.  In this first entry into the Loose Cannons(cheesy I know, it's Cannon so what did you expect) block they are joined by one of Josh's friends, Rhys.  The first movie discussed?  The Barbarians from 1987, starring none other than The Barbarian Twins.  Two children kidnapped from their caravan and forced to grow up as gladiators slash bodybuilders one day escape from their captors and embark on an epic quest.  Is this would be Conan killer the next step in fantasy cinema or was it just another misstep in Cannon's history?  Join us as we discuss The Barbarians and try to decide of Kadar was really that bad of a guy.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Do you like b-movies?  Do you like superheros?  Do you like gore?  Do you like toxic waste?  But most importantly do you like Troma?  If so then you are in luck because we are talking about The Toxic Avenger.  The heart warming story of Melvin.  Resident of the upstanding town of Tromaville and custodian at the Troma Health Club.  Melvin is a weakling, nerd, and sometimes a gawker but underneath all of that he is a superhero.  It just takes a little bit of a toxic waste bath to unleash Melvin's inner hero.  Nothing can stop the newly formed "Toxic Avenger's" need to fight crime and kill bad guys in the most graphic way possible.  Come join us as we talk about this cult classic that teaches us not all radioactive material is bad and sometimes it can give us superpowers and a suave new voice.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP!  On this episode we discuss one of the more pressing questions in life, what happens when fish men try to mate with human women and kill all the human men.  The answer is obviously to blame it on your neighbors down the river and blow up their home and try to kill them instead.  Billy and Josh are discussing the B movie classic Humanoids from the Deep.  Produced by Roger Corman and distributed by his New World Pictures company this movie has it all.  Evil canning companies?  Yes.  Fishing boats? You got it.  Scientist mutating salmon? Most definitely.  Plus all the b movie horror staples including monsters, gore, naked bodies, gore, naked bodies, and little plot or story. Directed by Barbara Peeters and starring Dough McClure, Ann Turkel and Vic Morrow.  Join us and listen to this episode of Very Unreasonable Things.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

We did it! We made it to year two of our little podcast.  Thank you to everyone has been listening so far.  After a few setbacks and delays to start this second year of Very Unreasonable Things we are back to continue our trip into the big four of slasher/horror icons.  We are discussing Friday the 13th (1980) this episode.  We all know what this franchise gave us in terms of memorable movie villain and sfx but does this first entry into the franchise deserve that much credit or is looked at with rose colored glasses because of what came after?  Did Sean Cunningham and Victor Miller have any idea of what they were creating or did they merely benefit from the popularity of horror at the time and the creative ideas of others going forward?  Join us as we tackle this topic on this episode of Very Unreasonable Things.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

In episode 31, you can argue with your momma, not Andrew & chrs. Halle Berry's Catwoman is iconic, and so is this review. Follow us on Instagram @truebelieverspod, on Twitter @truebelieversp, on TikTok @truebelieverspod, and on Facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)If you want to speak to us directly, feel free to DM us on social media or email us at 1truebelieverspod@gmail.com or - you can join our discord https://discord.gg/ZhPknFMXUeMusic: "SQZ” by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

Here we are one year into the podcast and we are doing a redo for our last episode of our first year!  As a part of this little project we're doing we will end up doing a couple of movies again but this time with Daniel.  One year already in the books.  We didn't quite reach our goal of an episode every two weeks but two episodes a month isn't bad for a bunch of amateurs.  In this episode we revisit the 1978 classic Halloween.  We cover the important topics like Mrs. Myers' apparent lack of surprise that her son is a killer, Dr. Loomis hanging out in the bushes, how Annie Brackett took over the middle of the movie, Kurt Russell, school lunches, microwaving a frozen pizza and MORE Kurt Russell.  Come check out the episode and thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Billy and Josh wanted to record some extra content so they had the idea to do a watchalong.  Josh was visiting from Sweden and we tried to take advantage of this opportunity to do something different.  Let me preface this by saying we are nothing if but amateurs.  This was a fun experiment and we learned a lot and we think we can do this better going forward.  Unfortunately this is our first attempt at this sort of thing and there were some hiccups.  There will be some gaps, of course if you are watching along they won't matter as much and then there is our biggest snafu but I think I'll leave that as a surprise.  Hopefully you enjoy the content and we look forward to doing this again but better.  Thanks for listening.     https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Join Sal's Investment Syndicate: Click to Join Listener Robert Nagle is a mathy software guy and an angel investor. We had a great chat which included his perceptions of the risks in biotech investing and also discussed some of the companies in his portfolio. This is an instructive conversation with a thoughtful angel investor. Sponsored by: Purdue University entrepreneurship Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish & Richardson Highlights: Sal Daher Introduces Listener Robert Nagle, Mathy Software Guy and Angel Investor Robert Nagle Was Born in Ireland & Came to the US Robert Nagle Knew Jon Hirschtick as a Brilliant Intern at Computervision [ Jon Hirschtick podcast: https://www.angelinvestboston.com/jon-hirschtick-innovating-in-the-cloud] “If you're nice to people, sometimes they remember, sometimes they don't. If you're a jerk, they always remember...” Robert Nagle's First Angel Check – Startup Making Bespoke Eyeglass Frames Conversation About Virtual Angel Investing “...many fascinating opportunities that spill out of the universities...” “That model that serves virtually-based, tool-based, asynchronous doesn't depend on a meeting is one of the exciting innovations that I think TBD Angels has brought to fruition.” “I think more than one model is good for angels. The aggregate sums as you point out can be comparable.” Robert Nagle Belongs to Hub Angels, Sky Ventures and TBD Angels Two Brothers in Law: How They Help Sal's Angel Investing Robert Nagel on His Portfolio Company Easyship Robert Nagel on His Portfolio Company NODE40 – Pickaxe & Shovels for Crypto Sal Daher on Portfolio Company Meenta – A COVID Rocketship Rockstep Solutions – ERP for Pre-Clinical Trials VistaPath Bio – Machine Vision Helping the Intake of Pathology Samples “...what holds you back from investing in life science companies?” Sal's Mentor on Life Science Company Was a Life Science Skeptic Having Made His Money in the Space “...life science companies...are taking over the value of the portfolio. That's where all the value creation is going on.” Said of SQZ: “...I'm putting my money on the fact that they have a technology that helps other people produce their therapies faster, more efficiently.” Said of Savran Technologies: “A few million dollars is enough to develop two use cases in a company like that.” The Subset of Biotech Companies that Interests Sal Daher, CFA How Sal Daher, CFA Made a Good Chunk of His Net Worth on a Scary Asset “At one point I had my kid's tuition money in Nigerian promissory notes. You'll probably say, "Majnun," that's Arabic for crazy.” “That taught me a lesson that a particular area, a particular asset that people don't like at all, they turn their noses at it. There, I will find opportunity.” Why Life Science Companies Are Paradoxically Accessible to Intelligent Lay People “I don't think the challenge is people being unable to see the opportunity. I think the problem is...on the risk side.” The Weird & Wonderful Story of Bacteria That Glow in the Dark Robert Nagle on Marc Andreessen's Thesis about Founder-Led Companies “I'm always gratified when I talk to a listener. I have yet to be disappointed, and I'm also surprised at the number of people come up to me and say, "I started my startup because of listening to your podcast."” Topics: angel investing strategies, biotech

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.  On this Christmas day episode drop Billy and Josh are back to discuss a very much non Christmas movie in the very brutal Green Room.  Released in 2015.  Starring Anton Yelchin and Patrick Stewart in a role that was definitely a shock at the time, Darcy the ruthless club owner who finds himself at odds with the Ain't Rights.  Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, director of Blue Ruin, Green Room tells the story of a punk band who find themselves attacked after witnessing a murder in a club in the Pacific Northwest.  What do the guys think about this relatively new entry into the horror genre?  Why did it take so long for Josh to watch this movie?  Take a listen and find out the answer to these questions and more.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

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1974 saw the release of one of the most influential horror movies of all time, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.  The landmark film follows a group of friends on a road trip who happen to come upon a family of cannibals.  The film marks the emergence of Tobe Hooper as a force in the horror genre and the debut of an icon in Leatherface.  The first film in our little slasher project, we discuss this classic and discuss whether the film holds up or has it began to show it's age and the limitations placed on the film makers at the time. Join us as we discuss The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.  Who will survive and what will be left of them?   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Join Sal's Syndicate: https://www.angelinvestboston.com/our-syndicates Sponsored by Purdue University entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish & Richardson Hesitant about investing in biotech startups? Founder Çağrı Savran and I discuss the unique opportunities and requirements of angel-scale life science startups. This is the first in a series of biotech angel bootcamps. Highlights: Podcast Sponsored by Purdue University Entrepreneurship and Peter Fasse, Patent Attorney Sal Daher Introduces Founder, Çağrı Savran, PhD Purdue University Now Evaluates Professors of Engineering on Translation of their Technology to Industry as Well as on Publications and Citations Episode Created for Angel Investors Who Are Hesitant About Biotech Savran's First Round of Funding Was Very Easy, the Subsequent Three Rounds Took Great Effort Several Walnut Members Had Invested in SQZ, Which Also Had a Fast Angel Round “...they saw parallels between SQZ and Savran.” ” If somebody is taking too much time to think, they're probably not interested and that's okay. You don't need the whole world...” “...it's similar to marriage... Sometimes it clicks, sometimes it doesn't click.” There Are Many People Looking for Attractive Investment Alternatives – It's About Finding Those People Sal Asks About an Alternative Way to Fund Biotech Startups that Could Be More Efficient in the Long Run Angels Should Consider Staging their Investment in Biotech Startups Over Four Years with Annual Drawdown Based on Milestones Staged Funding Would Provide a Stable Financing Path So Founders Can Focus on the Business Angel Investors Have Contributed Much More than Money to Savran Tech; Advice, Introductions and Encouragement Çağrı Savran Wants Angels to Appreciate All the Trial & Error Involved in Building Life Science Companies When Things Work Out, Life Science Companies Can Build a Lot of Value Due to Strong Barriers to New Competitors Software Startups Face Stiff Competition Due to Low Barriers to Entry for Competitors “...you need to worry about minimizing user-to-user variation, especially if you're making an instrument. It's not like a computer code where if you hit a couple of keystrokes, it doesn't matter who it is that's hitting the keystroke.” Biotech Startups Have Different Metrics for Progress from Software Startups Biotech Startups Tend to Collaborate with Big Players; Software Startups Usually Compete Strong Patents Are Needed to Make Biotech Startup Valuable to Strategic Players “If the startup is making progress, it will have built a prototype.” Maturation of the Technology Is an Important Measure of Progress, It's What Will Get the Company Acquired Founder-Led Companies Are Special Startups Can't Afford Experienced People in Management but They Can Get Them on the Board “...the lesson here for angels is, don't expect a professional CEO in a life science startup.” We Are Living in a Time of Miracles; Biotech Miracles There Are Promising Biotech Startups that Can Flourish with Just $5 Million in Funding – Angel-Scale Biotech Startups Topics: biotech, management, angel investing strategies

Surprise!  To celebrate the beginning of our slasher icons project we've decided to release for the first time outside of our website and Soundcloud the very first episode of Very Unreasonable Things.  Billy and Josh wax poetic for three hours about the first three A Nightmare on Elm Street movies.  "But aren't you guys going to be covering these movies in your slasher series?"  Yes we are.  This is just a bonus so to speak.  This will not take the place of the those particular episodes when we get to them.  Plus this first episode didn't have Daniel on it so now you have a reason to listen to all of them.  "This sound quality sucks."  Yeah it does, it was our first episode and we didn't know what we were doing(we still don't).  If you haven't heard this one before and are curious to hear how it all began then check this one out.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Freddy, Jason, Michael, and Leatherface.  Each one of them an icon of the horror genre and more specifically the slasher genre.  Each one of them beloved by fans across the world.  Each one of them starring in long running franchises.  On this episode we are starting a special project in which we are going to cover all four of these franchises in chronological order starting with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and finishing up with whatever movie is the last to come out when we get to the end.  This episode is to lay the groundwork for this project and to get a few thoughts in on the front side before we begin.  Take a listen and enjoy the ride, it's going to be a long one.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

It's been a while everyone.  Sorry for the delay, real life happened and I had to step back for a little bit.  Don't worry though, we are back and we have plenty more episodes to bring to you!  On this episode we take a step away from horror to cover a 90s action classic. We are talking about the Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze classic directed by Kathryn Bigelow and also featuring Gary Busey, Point Break.  How do you catch a ring of successful bank robbers that are seemingly impossible to catch?  By surfing of course.  What is the most logical career choice after you lose your NFL dreams to a knee injury in college?  FBI Agent naturally.  How many meatball subs should you order?  Most definitely three.  Join us as we discuss all these things and more and remember, it's never too late to surf.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Here at Very Unreasonable Things we offer our takes on mainly movies but we also dabble in other topics such as the year in pop culture and of course Iron Maiden.  Today we tackle one of the most important topics facing society today(not really), fantasy football and the upcoming NFL season.  See at one time all of us plus our pal Mitchell was in the same fantasy league.  After it's dissolution only one remains.  On this episode Josh and Mitchell discuss the league fantasy draft the league which Billy is a member.  Some feelings are sure to be hurt as Josh and Mitchell give out their grades.  We also offer up some takes on the upcoming season.  Check out this special episode of Very Unreasonable Things Presents.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

On this episode of Very Unreasonable Things we are joined by a guest to discuss the 1995 Tales from the Crypt movie Demon Knight.  Does the Crypt Keeper's first theatrical offering hold up?  Why didn't we get the original movies planned in the Tales from the Crypt series?  Why didn't we get a Demon Knight 2 following Jada Pinkett's character?  Also lines are drawn as the movie ends up posing an important question, when is it appropriate to use ketchup?  Friendships are tested as revelations are brought to light.  All these things are discussed by Daniel, Josh and Billy and two of the three may or may not have had too much too drink prior to recording.  Not our most professional episode by any stretch but still take a listen and relive Demon Knight. https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/    

On this episode of Very Unreasonable Things the year is 1994 and we are discussing our favorite movies, music, tv and video games.  Which movie did Daniel have as his number one movie of the year but Josh labeled as the most overrated movie of all time?  Which 16 bit RPG did Billy say was the best?  Which tv star did Josh have a crush on in 1994?  Find out the answer to these questions and more as we discuss 1994!   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Shockerrrrrr!!!!  This episode we are discussing the 1989 Wes Craven film Shocker.  We are joined by Cortney Sanders to decide how well Craven's attempt at a new franchise post Nightmare on Elm Street and a new villain post Freddy in Horace Pinker holds up.  Was this the beginning of a new era or would Craven have to hold off a few more years for his dreams of a new franchise to come to fruition.  I think we all know the answer to that but still take a listen as we dive into the heavy metal laced horror flick Shocker starring a young Peter Berg.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/    

This episode we are talking about the 1987 cult classic western vampire flick Near Dark.  Billy and Daniel are joined by Hayden as they discuss this film from Kathryn Bigelow that despite being highly spoken of is often overlooked and even harder to find.  The 80s saw the rise of the teen/young adult vampire film with Fright Night, The Lost Boys, and others.  Not least among them is Near Dark.  Starring Adrian Pasdar and what seems to be half the cast of Aliens the film is everything all at once.  You want a love story?  Check.  Vampire film?  We got you.  Neo Western?  No problem.  The story of a young man trying to find his place and where he fits in?  Look no further.  All those things and more packed into a tight 94 min runtime.  Take a listen as the crew at Very Unreasonable Things dive into Near Dark and it's vampire's somewhat shaky time management skills.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

This episode Daniel and Billy are going buddy cop on the mic with Josh's absence.  The dastardly duo is discussing the sci-fi classics Them!(you have to shout the title) and Tarantula.  Two movies from the early age of science fiction cinema featuring giant ants and an even bigger tarantula.  One created by atomic weapons and the other created by man meddling with the natural order of things.  Which movie stands out as the superior of the two?  Which actor literally towered over his co-stars?  Which director went on to direct more sci-fi classics?  Could these movies be made today and if they could would we even want them to?  Join us as we answer these questions and more on this episode of Very Unreasonable Things.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

This week we're operating without Josh but we've brought in Cortney Sanders to talk about one of her childhood favorites, The People Under the Stairs.  The movie tries to answer the age old question, is it worth it to follow a treasure map that leads to a basement of a house owned by two maniacs who happen to be brother and sister AND in an incestuous relationship AND harboring long haired hair metal cannibals in their basement.  Does this 1991 Wes Craven horror comedy offering hold up or has time passed it by?  Tune in to find out what we think.  Thanks for listening.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/    

On this episode we discuss the year 1989, the movies, the television, the games, the music and of course mixtape songs.  This is a special topic episode, we hope you enjoy.  Editors note:  Unfortunately there are some audio issues, I've tried to correct them as best I can but ultimately I am an amateur at editing, hopefully they aren't too horrible.  We'll do better next time and try to continue to improve.     https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/    

In this last episode before we break for the summer, we take some time to reflect on this podcast and examine what exactly “Women AF” means. We talk about all the ways that creating this show has helped us become more confident, more aware,and more compassionate — in other words, more woman AF than ever! And, of course, we know you are too.  We appreciate all of your support throughout the past “season”! Keep up with us on social media to see what we’re up to and how our summer goals are going: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenafpodcast/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/womenafpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenafpodcast And join the discussion on our Facebook group! www.facebook.com/womenafpodcast Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and engineered by Adam Rostad. Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansoundcom.

On this episode of Very Unreasonable Things it's all about Bruce, Bruce Willis as we take a look at two movies featuring everyone's favorite everyman.  We talking about Die Hard 2 and The Last Boy Scout.  This episode we are talking peak Bruce Willis and the surprising performance of Damon Wayans.  Come join us as we discuss these two action packed films from the early 90s.  Witness the spectacle as we keep score on which parts of each movie we liked better than the other and then declare Daniel's choices to be wrong.  Take a listen as we try to decide which is better, the same stuff happening to the same guy twice or a down and out former secret service agent turned detective and his brash upstart former quarterback would be partner taking down a corrupt owner.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Have you ever thought about starting a podcast? Or wondered why we started Women AF? This week we tell you how the three of us came to join forces to make our podcast dream a reality. We talk about refining our idea for the show, how it has evolved since the early days, and some of the challenges we never saw coming.  If you had a podcast, what would it be about? Email us at womenafpodcast@gmail.com, or reach out at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenafpodcast/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/womenafpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenafpodcast Then come join our Facebook group for more fun discussion! www.facebook.com/womenafpodcast Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansoundcom.

This is the first episode of a mini rebranding of sorts.  As we try to find our footing in podcasting we decided that the Very Unreasonable Podcast proper will be strictly about movies going forward.  Any episode that is a topic episode from here on out will have the title Very Unreasonable Things Presents:  (insert topics here).  In this rebranded topic episode Billy, Josh and Daniel discuss their favorite sophomore albums, disappointing performances by actors/actresses in movies we otherwise love and what hill are you willing to die on.     https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @VUTpodcast Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Instagram:  veryunreasonablethings Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

What's the most dangerous job in Illinois? If you guessed babysitter you would be correct.  In this episode we discuss the horror that these brave souls, namely Laurie Strode, face in the form of the ominous Michael Myers and his equally deranged psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis.  After spending eight years trying to reach him and seven years trying to keep him locked away Michael escapes with some pretty nifty driving moves he learned obviously at the Smith's Grove Sanitarium's drivers ed course.  What ensues is a night of terror as Michael methodically hunts down Haddonfield's biggest threat to freedom, the teenage babysitter.  In hot pursuit is Dr. Loomis with his six shooter which he most definitely has a permit for.  Loomis engages in a series of buddy cop adventures as he chases his former patient from the suburbs to the hospital where the only patients are a handful of newborns and a poor child who bit into razor that the doctors refuse to see.  Take a listen as we discuss an American horror classic and it's not quite as classic sequel.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @iwasbillybone Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

What do you get when a studio secures the rights to one of the biggest horror franchises in of the 80s with a antagonist that people have been waiting to see clash with the other big icon of 80s horror?  You sure as hell don't get Freddy vs Jason, instead you get two bad movies that were meant to be the end of their franchises.  On top of that you get two guys talking about Jason Goes to Hell for far too long and they have to push the Freddy's Dead portion of the episode into a second part.  So here we are finishing up the epic that is Freddy's Dead vs Jason Goes to Hell, an epic so grand that it is only matched by the Illiad(if the Illiad had been written by two idiots).  What happens when the once proud Nightmare on Elm Street series sinks so low that not even Iggy Pop and The Goo Goo Dolls can save it?  Tune in and find out.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Twitter:  @iwasbillybone Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/  

This week brings us yet another great guest for our “One Year In” series! Andrea Keapproth, massage therapist and owner of Resolution Health Collaborative in Madison, tells us what it’s like running a business that focuses on person-to person contact during a pandemic. Andrea shares her holistic approach to wellness, impresses us with her calm vibe and definitely makes us want to stop in at Resolution for a massage and some sauna time. Find out more about Andrea’s integrative health approach and the services she offers at https://resolution.health.  How has the pandemic affected you or your work? We want to hear all the stories! Contact us! Email: womenafpodcast@gmail.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenafpodcast/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/womenafpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenafpodcast You can also become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast. Supporting our sponsors helps support the podcast! Check out all of our show sponsors and see what great deals and free stuff we have for our listeners! https://womenafpodcast.com/pages/sponsors www.womenafpodcast.com Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad.  Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansoundcom.

On this special episode of Very Unreasonable Things it's part 1 of Freddy vs Jason (no not that movie).  It's Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare vs Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.  We mourn the loss of two icons in Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, due mainly to progressively lower quality of sequels and diminishing box office returns.  In the first episode we take a look at Jason Goes to Hell.  For whom does the bell toll? It tolls for thee Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. At least until the inevitable lack of ideas require these series to be restarted. Check it out.   https://veryunreasonablethings.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Very-Unreasonable-Things-102845525174413/ Twitter:  @iwasbillybone Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Today’s episode continues our “One Year In” series with Hathaway Terry-Pogue, co-owner and director of promotions for Ale Asylum, Madison’s first microbrewery and the source of some of Madison’s favorite local beers. We had so much fun (and some good laughs) chatting with Hathaway about Ale Asylum’s creative response to the pandemic in the form of a new beer named FVCK COVID, how they’ve weathered the past year, and how she’s enjoyed forming relationships with other leading women in the local brewing community.  Let us know how you enjoyed the episode! Message us, email us, tweet at us!  Email: womenafpodcast@gmail.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenafpodcast/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/womenafpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenafpodcast You can also become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast. Supporting our sponsors helps support the podcast! Check out all of our show sponsors and see what great deals and free stuff we have for our listeners! https://womenafpodcast.com/pages/sponsors www.womenafpodcast.com Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad.  Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansoundcom.  

On this episode of Very Unreasonable Things we have a special guest, Fantasy Football Commissioner Mitchell Edwards.  He joins us to talk about the Seattle Grunge scene, namely Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.  We also discuss our favorite PS1 games and Tom Brady.  Also in this episode we have a surprise for the commissioner when we confront him on some of his more questionable behaviors.  Check it out.   Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

It's Emilio Esteves Appreciation Day on this episode of Very Unreasonable Things.  We take a look at two movies from Martin Sheen's other son.  Repo Man pre Breakfast Club and Maximum Overdrive post Breakfast Club.  Did you eat a lot of acid back in the hippie days?  If so hop in your big rig and head to the local truck stop cause this episode is for you.   Intro Music:  Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro Music:  SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

We discuss our most disappointing movies we saw the past year and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.   veryunreasonablethings.com Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/  

We take a look at two of action movies biggest stars. Sly vs Arnold. Who will come out on top? Tune in to find out. Opening song: Switch Me On by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/ Outro music: SQZ by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com/

Welcome to the History of Computing Podcast, where we explore the history of information technology. Because understanding the past prepares us for the innovations of the future! Todays episode is on the History of Symantec. This is really more part one of a part two series. Broadcom announced they were acquiring Symantec in August of 2019, the day before we recorded this episode. Who is this Symantec and what do they do - and why does Broadcom want to buy them for 10.7 Billion dollars? For starters, by themselves Symantec is a Fortune 500 company with over $4 billion dollars in annual revenues so $10.7 Billion is a steal for an enterprise software company. Except they're just selling the Enterprise software division and keeping Norton in the family. With just shy of 12,000 employees, Symantec has twisted and turned and bought and sold companies for a long time. But how did they become a Fortune 500 company? It all started with Eisenhower. ARPA or the Advanced Research Projects Agency, which would later add the word Defense to their name, become DARPA and build a series of tubes call the interweb. While originally commissioned so Ike could counter Sputnik, ARPA continued working to fund projects in computers and in the 1970s, this kid out of the University of Texas named Gary Hendrix saw that they were funding natural language understanding projects. This went back to Turing and DARPA wanted to give some AI-complete a leap forward, trying to make computers as intelligent as people. This was obviously before Terminator told us that was a bad idea (pro-tip, it's a good idea). Our intrepid hero Gary saw that sweet, sweet grant money and got his PhD from the UT Austin Computational Linguistics Lab. He wrote some papers on robotics and the Stanford Research Institute, or SRI for short. Yes, that's the same SRI that invented the hosts.txt file and is responsible for keeping DNS for the first decade or so of the internet. So our pal Hendrix joins SRI and chases that grant money, leaving SRI in 1980 with about 15 other Stanford researchers to start a company they called Machine Intelligence Corporation. That went bust and so he started Symantec Corporation in 1982 got a grant from the National Science foundation to build natural language processing software; it turns out syntax and semantics make for a pretty good mashup. So the new company Symantec built out a database and some advanced natural language code, but by 1984 the PC revolution was on and that code had been built for a DEC PDP so could not be run on the emerging PCs in the industry. Symantec was then acquired by C&E Software short for the names of its founders, Dennis Coleman and Gordon Eubanks. The Symantec name stayed and Eubanks became the chairman of the board for the new company. C&E had been working on PC software called Q&A, which the new team finished and then added natural language processing to make using the tools easier to use. They called that “The Intelligent Assistant” and they now had a tool that would take them through the 80s. People swapped rolls, and due to a sharp focus on sales they did well. During the early days of the PC, dealers - or small computer stores that were popping up all over the country, were critical to selling hardware and software. Every Symantec employee would go on the road for six days a week, visiting 6 dealers a day. It was grueling but kept them growing and building. They became what we now call a “portfolio” company in 1985 when they introduced NoteIt, a natural language processing tool used to annotate docs in Lotus 1-2-3. Lotus was in the midst of eating the lunch of previous tools. They added another devision and made SQZ a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet tool. This is important, they were a 3 product company with divisions when in 1987 they got even more aggressive and purchased Breakthrough Software who made an early project management tool called TimeLine. And this is when they did something unique for a PC software company: they split each product into groups that leveraged a shared pool of resources. Each product had a GM that was responsible for the P&L. The GM ran the development, Quality Assurance, Tech Support, and Product Market - those teams reported directly to the GM, who reported to then CEO Eubanks. But there was a shared sales, finance, and operations team. This laid the framework for massive growth, increased sales, and took Symantec to their IPO in 1989. Symantec purchased what was at the time the most popular CRM app called ACT! In 1993 Meanwhile, Peter Norton had a great suite of tools for working with DOS. Things that, well, maybe should have been built into operating systems (and mostly now are). Norton could compress files, do file recovery, etc. The cash Symantec raised allowed them to acquire The Peter Norton Company in 1999 which would completely change the face of the company. This gave them development tools for PC and Mac as Norton had been building those. This lead to the introduction of Symantec Antivirus for the Macintosh and called the anti-virus for PC Norton Antivirus because people already trusted that name. Within two years, with the added sales and marketing air cover that the Symantec sales machine provided, the Norton group was responsible for 82% of Symantecs total revenues. So much so that Symantec dropped building Q&A because Microsoft was winning in their market. I remember this moment pretty poignantly. Sure, there were other apps for the Mac like Virex, and other apps for Windows, like McAfee. But the Norton tools were the gold standard. At least until they later got bloated. The next decade was fast, from the outside looking in, except when Symantec acquired Veritas in 2004. This made sense as Symantec had become a solid player in the security space and before the cloud, backup seemed somewhat related. I'd used Backup Exec for a long time and watched Veritas products go from awesome to, well, not as awesome. John Thompson was the CEO through that decade and Symantec grew rapidly - purchasing systems management solution Altiris in 2007 and got a Data Loss Prevention solution that year in Vontu. Application Performance Management, or APM wasn't very security focused so that business until was picked up by Vector Capital in 2008. They also picked up MessageLabs and AppStream in 2008. Enrique Salem replaced Thompson and Symantec bought Versign's CA business in 2010. If you remember from our encryption episode, that was already spun off of RSA. Certificates are security-focused. Email encryption tool PGP and GuardianEdge were also picked up in 2010 providing key management tools for all those, um, keys the CA was issuing. These tools were never integrated properly though. They also picked up Rulespace in 2010 to get what's now their content filtering solution. Symantec acquired LiveOffice in 2012 to get enterprise vault and instant messaging security - continuing to solidify the line of security products. They also acquired Odyssey Software for SCCM plugins to get better at managing embedded, mobile, and rugged devices. Then came Nukona to get a MAM product, also in 2012. During this time, Steve Bennett was hired as CEO and fired in 2014. Then Michael Brown, although in the interim Veritas was demerged in 2014 and as their products started getting better they were sold to The Carlyle Group in 2016 for $8B. Then Greg Clark became CEO in 2016, when Symantec purchased Blue Coat. Greg Clark then orchestrated the LifeLock acquisition for $2.3B of that $8B. Thoma Bravo then bought CA business to merge with DigiCert in 2017. Then in 2019 Rick Hill became CEO. Does this seem like a lot of buying and selling? It is. But it also isn't. If you look at what Symantec has done, they have a lot of things they can sell customers for various needs in the information security space. At times, they've felt like a holding company. But ever since the Norton acquisition, they've had very specific moves that continue to solidify them as one of the top security vendors in the space. Their sales teams don't spend six days a week on the road and go to six customers a day, but they have a sales machine. And the've managed to leverage that to get inside what we call the buying tornado of many emergent technologies and then sell the company before the tornado ends. They still have Norton, of course. Even though practically every other product in the portfolio has come and gone over the years. What does all of this mean? The Broadcom acquisition of the enterprise security division maybe tells us that Symantec is about to leverage that $10+ billion dollars to buy more software companies. And sell more companies after a little integration and incubation, then getting out of it before the ocean gets too red, the tech too stale, or before Microsoft sherlocks them. Because that's what they do. And they do it profitably every single time. We often think of how an acquiring company gets a new product - but next time you see a company buying another one, think about this: that company probably had multiple offers. What did the team at the company being acquired get out of this deal? And we'll work on that in the next episode, when we explore the history of Broadcom. Thank you for sticking with us through this episode of the History of Computing Podcast and have a great day!

Family considerations drove several of Patrick Rivelli's career choices but did not prevent him from having brilliant triumphs. Success as a consultant was followed by success as an executive. This led him to found his first company and to fund another startup. The most eloquent evidence of his achievements was exiting two biotech startups in eleven years. If you are a seasoned biotech investor, I'm sure that grabbed your attention. Patrick was also instrumental in founding MIT Angels of the Bay Area and now leads the life science track at MIT Angels in Boston. I learned a lot from this fun chat with Patrick. I hope it will be entertaining and instructive for you as well. Note: When Sal talked about biotech booming circa 1996 he actually meant to say the internet. Biotech was still a backwater then. Topics discussed include: Patrick Rivelli's Bio Love Drives the Choice of Patrick's First Job Family & Luck Steer One's Career Consulting at Bain Leads to Private Equity Bain Paid for Sloan MBA Work at Bain Was Different After Patrick Graduated from Sloan Patrick Gets Involved in the Life Sciences – Pharma Companies Had Medical Device Businesses Then Biology Was a Backwater in the 1990s – Then Human Genome Was Sequenced by 2003 Consulting Was Taking a Toll on Patrick's Family Life So He Took a Corporate Position Patrick Goes to Work at a Medical Device Company in 1996 – First Internet Wave Just Starting Then Netscape IPO & “The Nudist on the Late Shift” Target Therapeutics Is Sold – Mass Firings Ensue Patrick Has a Tough Period in His Career – Growth & More Self-knowledge Patrick Gets Involved with a Startup for the First Time Patrick Founds Smart Therapeutics “…Nobody Wanted Medical Devices. Everybody Wanted Pets.com and Whatever.com” “You Went from Nerd to Cool Dude” Markets Always Overshoot Boston vs. Bay Area How Boston Has Changed Since the 1960s Patrick Gets Into Angel Investing Chestnut Medical Technologies Is Acquired in 2007 Patrick Gets MIT Angels Moving in the Bay Area Boston Angel Ecosystem Is Highly Collaborative Despite Some Friction Pivots Investing in Biotech vs. Non-biotech Companies – Patrick's Crucial Calculation – Very Instructive

As a venture capitalist Fred Bamber helped build such successful companies as Interleaf, Q1 Labs and Volt Server. Now working as an angel investor Fred is invested in such exciting companies as SQZ Biotech, Pixability, Streamroot and ViralGains. In his self-effacing and modest way, Fred reveals deep wisdom gained from 75 investments in his venture capital career. Here are some of the topics covered: Fred Bamber Finds His Career Path Avoiding the Military Draft Led Him to Work for His First Startup Fred Bamber & Friend Found a Venture Fund – Consulting vs. Venture Capital IPOs Then & Now Investment in Interleaf Makes His First Fund a Success! Two Ways of Connecting in the World of Venture Capital – Via Success & Via Failure Several Losing Investments in Companies Seeking to Exploit the Piezoelectric Effect Themes In Angel Investing – Investing in Brand New Fields i.e. White Spaces ‘…Oracle has a huge go-to-market cost, and engineering is a tiny bit of it.' Technology Causing Convergence of Consumer & Enterprise Businesses Startups with Jeff Weiss - The Perils of Being Early – Early Augmented Reality (AR) Rich Lane & Reflection Technology – Augmented Reality-like – Projecting Text into the Eye Progress of Technology Is Painful – “Thread Across The Ocean” by John Steele Gordon Michael Lewis & Drama in Business – Paul English & “A Truck Full of Money” Paul English Finds His Inner Entrepreneur after Interleaf Robert P. Smith & “Riches Among the Ruins” – Not Made for Working In Large Companies VCs Should Be Humble Fred Talks About His Investment in Volt Server Uber & Washington, D.C. Cabs Peter Thiel's Critique of Entrepreneurship – “We Were Promised Flying Cars and We Got 140 Characters” SQZ Biotech & Massachusetts Materials Technology What Fred Looks For In a Startup – Technology, Coachability, Tenacity, Openess – VC vs Angel Startups Should Report Frequently – Reports Should Tie In to Previous Reports i.e. Close the Loop Angel Investor Should Be Father Confessor without the Ave Marias Bettina Hein & Pixability – Example of Determination Combined with Openess Beth Marcus' Test For Listening Fred Bamber's Suggestion of the Perfect Number of Angel Investments in a Portfolio Why Sal Daher Is Invested In About 42 Companies The Role of a Board of Directors – Father Confessor Fred's Favorite Pivot – Q1 Labs (IBM) Fred Also Likes Streamroot's Pivots Q1 Labs Pivot Runs Counter the Received Wisdom of Startups Needing a Narrow Focus to Succeed “Crossing the Chasm” by Geoffrey A. Moore “Why Knowledge Matters” by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.