Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, talks about his educational background, how he initially applied for architecture but ended up studying electrical engineering, and how it influenced his interests in building and analyzing structures.
The college campus in the early 90s had every room, including dorms, fraternity houses, classrooms, etc. wired with high-speed fiber optic networks, making it one of the most forward-looking things at that time.
Rodney Williams shares how he went from being homeless in high school to getting a top-secret clearance and working in cryptography for the military before becoming a tech entrepreneur.
The speaker talks about how he transitioned from a corporate finance job to pursuing his passion for game design, despite not finding adequate resources in college at the time.
The guest talks about how he got signed to his first record company in 1982 as a recording artist after some local radio stations in LA played his homemade parodies, leading him to pursue his passion for music, getting away from architecture after graduation.
The speaker shares their experience growing up in Silicon Valley, where science was frequently discussed and many children of engineers lived. They played traditional sports but noticed other kids building skate ramps and forts instead.