Ah, TJ – a real visionary....
Forget UNIX - it will be gone in 5 years. --Tom Jermoluk, president of SGI
I have some experience from my work with Nintendo. We learned that there is an incredible difference between teen-age boys and girls.
"I'm into small teams and building things," Jermoluk said
"We're starting with computers because that's what people who use the Internet use,'' says Tom Jermoluk, chairman of Home, a cable modem distributor. "But by next fall, we'll be on televisions.''
NEW YORK--@Home Network chief executive Tom Jermoluk today predicted that access fees for his high-speed Internet service could hit rock bottom as Net advertising and e-commerce dollars increase.
"I am extremely proud of our accomplishments in this first full quarter operating as a combined company. Our teams are executing on our strategy as a seamless organization…
"The transaction accelerates the revenue growth of the combined companies dramatically ... to a $2 billion-plus revenue opportunity in the year 2002," with operating profits at 30% to 35%, Jermoluk added.
''Am I guilty of getting drunk a few times?'' he asks. ''Sure. Probably inappropriately at times? Yeah. Did I party hard? Sure.'' But he also adds: ''Was I leading a wild life? No. I was working too hard, man.''
"Basically, I've been working with Kleiner Perkins for a long time," says Jermoluk. "I've had a lot of casual conversations with John Doerr, who would always say to me, 'T.J., if and when you're ready for a change, come on over to work with us.' "
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