Problem solving and pinball with Jay Adelson

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Network AF

Avi Freedman

21 episodes

1 week ago

Network AF is a journey of super-nerd proportions into the world of networking, cloud, and the internet. Avi Freedman, self-described internet plumber and podcast namesake, hosts top network engineering experts from around the world for in-depth, honest, and freewheeling banter on all-things-network — how-tos, best practices, biggest mistakes, war stories, hot takes, rants, and more.

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Problem solving and pinball with Jay Adelson

Network AF

73 minutes 4 seconds

3 years ago

Problem solving and pinball with Jay Adelson

Chairman and Co-Founder of Scorbit, Jay Adelson, sits down with Network AF host Avi Freedman to talk about his history as a serial entrepreneur. Jay founded Equinix, Revision3, Opsmatic, and was the CEO of Digg. Throughout the conversation Jay and Avi touch on problems founders encounter, and discuss their mutual joy for gaming.

Highlights of the conversation include:

Imposter syndrome and working at DEC
Server evolution, power efficiency, and presentation
How not to build a data center
Terminating a cross connect and turning off service for Australia by accident
Equinix during its hyper-growth phase
Richard Clarke and peering
The Forrest Gump of the Internet
Amazing that the internet and the human body work at all
Emergent behavior and the case of HD DVDs
An evolution of the anarchy started by the internet
Scorbit, gaming, and problem solving in pinball
Advice and lessons to a young Jay