Ralph Wagner, Executive, Founder & Angel - "Flunk Calculus, Ace Life" - Ep. 2

Ralph Wagner recalls his journey of self-discovery that led from failure in engineering to incandescent success in marketing and sales. The man who could not do calculus or write code excelled at identifying and exploiting opportunities created by computer technology. In this interview one sees that Ralph's captivating personality is firmly ballasted by good sense and common decency. It is made evident how his interest in people was vital to the success of his many ventures. If you liked this episode subscribe in iTunes or Google Play so that new episodes will automatically appear in your player. You can find us by searching for Sal Daher or Angel Invest Boston. Do take the time to review us. Sign up at Angel Invest Boston Signup  if you want to be made aware of upcoming in-person events. Obviously, this is of particular interest if you are in Boston or environs. You can also follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and on Twitter @AngelInvestBOS Topics we touched on: Success after flunking calculus IBM Apple Computers Kurzweil Learning Systems, Ray Kurzweil Microsource KeyFile, Jim Stenzel Bob Moll, Moll Associates Arthur D. Little Meditech, Ed Roberts, Neil Pappalardo Michael Mark, Interleaf Steve Watson, Computerland Visicalc, impact of the first spreadsheet software available on a personal computer Rent-a-byte Steve Gaal, TA Associates Tony Helies Walnut Venture Associates, Jim Massarelli, Data General Julian Lange, Visicalc, Software Arts, Babson College Microsoft Excel, Lotus 123 Eyal Shavit, Software Development Corporation, Underware, Brief, Barry Bycoff, Netegrity Stefan Mehlhorn, Permessa, Collego, Loop Pay Jay Singh, Dan Levin, Doron Gan, Tod Loofbourrow, ViralGains Kendall Tucker, Polis, David Solomont