Send us a Text Message. If you grew up in the 80’s you probably remember the movie war games. It was where a bright high school kid hacks into a Department of Defense computer, thinking it is a gaming company. It’s a great movie. I suggest you check it out. It is probably on a streaming platform somewhere…. Hacking was different before the Internet…

Send us a Text Message. If you grew up in the 1970’s and 80’s like I did, you probably went crazy when your Mom or Dad said “we are going to order a pizza”. You might not have much to say what was going to be on the pizza, but you didn’t care! You were getting food delivered! It’s hard to imagine that food delivery was not this common until just a …

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I am going to only talk about a pre-Internet version of this phenomenon. The reason being is that it is so ubiquitous now that you really don’t need a history of it. You more than likely use it every day. I know I do. Can you guess? I will give you a hint. Do you like music? Do you stream it or share it? You…

Send us a Text Message. Do you remember how you met your partner? Did you use a tried and true method to do it or did you use one of those fancy services or apps that we are all too familiar with this days. Before Dating apps like tinder, Grindr, Bumble or Lolly there was eHarmony and Match.com. Even before that there was different type of services…

Send us a Text Message. On December 12 1901, Guglielmo Marconi transmitted a message across the Atlantic Ocean to Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland, nearly the closest point to Europe in North America. From that discovery, a new era in communication was born. Mind you, a lot of legwork was done to get that point. In this episode, we explore a…

Send us a Text Message. In this short episode, I talk about what working in an Office was like before the Internet. What you say? No email, Google search, Zoom? What's a fax machine or a pager? You mean you could smoke in the office? I examine stories like this and more. I also give a few anecdotes of my own! So get your time machines ready, we are…

Send us a Text Message. Hey everyone, my name is Dan Vespa. I am the Creator behind the Podcast called “Success Before the Internet”. Success Before the Internet is a podcast about the things that became successful before anyone ever heard of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zukerberg and even Elon Musk. You may have wondered “What is a robber baron?” or “How did …

Send us a Text Message. Robber Barons were capitalists or entrepreneurs from the 19th century who were said to have achieved their success through unscrupulous means. Monopolistic practices, unfair treatment of workers and engaging in political entrepreneurship come to mind. They did have a softer side later in life. In this episode, we can look at…