I was an early Netscape guy and got to know Marc. He was always a bit of a putz. Especially compared to Jim Barksdale, which would be an inescapable comparison as Marc would often follow or precede Jim at all hands and stuff. Marc also had a weird life style where he bought this really nice Palo Alto mansion where he kept untrained dogs that ruined the place by pooping and peeing and tearing the entire place up. It was sort of a metaphor for his general responsibility in life and effectiveness as a leader.

We went different ways in life and I’m sure he wouldn’t remember me - I went to Wall Street and then PNW and stayed close to real technology with computers. He did what he’s doing now. I’ve always been glad I am not Marc. That’s been sort of a core theme in my life. Whenever I feel down, I just look up what he’s up to now.