If he goes offline, the work space will be automatically updated as soon as he comes back online. And, at least on this winter day, he displays an appealing ratio of IQ to ego. Building a Notes or a Groove is a high-stakes game of big bets and daring calls. Long before it became a reality, he envisioned a day when PCs would be wired together and millions of people would leverage them as tools for working together. By helping to transform cyberspace into a workplace, he has done as much as anyone to change the way we communicate and collaborate.
Every interview is a kind of collaboration.
This interview, involving a master of collaboration, was no exception. To learn how to work together, watch how kids play together. Around 1997, I began to think about how we might create a virtual, private application network. They could jump up and grab the flag. They could even talk to other team members.