Compaq
Company that produced the Compaq Portable, 100% compatible with the IBM PC.
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Videos Mentioning Compaq
Ron Conway - Startup Investor School Day 4
Y Combinator
A computer company whose chairman, Ben Rosen, partnered with Ron Conway to identify growing industries.
Andy Bromberg - Startup Investor School Day 4
Y Combinator
A computer company founded in the 1970s/early 1980s.
The Archive (Centre For Computing History) - Computerphile
Computerphile
Company that produced the Compaq Portable, 100% compatible with the IBM PC.
How to Live a Life You Won’t Regret at 80 - Bill Gurley
Chris Williamson
Bill Gurley previously worked as an engineer at Compaq Computers in Houston, a prominent company at the time.
Ron Conway at Startup School SV 2014
Y Combinator
A computer company where Ben Rosen was formerly the chairman, mentioned in the context of early internet software investment.
Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A company where John Doerr had been very successful as a salesperson before joining Kleiner Perkins.
Startup Investor School Day 4 Live Stream
Y Combinator
A major computer company founded in the 1970s, cited as a massive success story. Ben Rosen, chairman of Compaq, teamed up with Ron Conway.
Ron Conway at Startup School 2012
Y Combinator
Company where Ben Rosen was chairman.