Episode 166 - The Intel Tech Guru: A Conversation with Avram Miller

<p><strong>Avram Miller - The Intel Guru</strong></p> <p>Avram Miller is best recognized for co-founding Intel Capital, the computer industry's most successful corporate investment organization. While at Intel, he was Vice President of Corporate Development. Miller was a major influence behind the creation of residential broadband, which was a crucial component in the development of today's internet. Miller had a good career in medical science before moving into high tech.</p> <p>Miller has served on a variety of company boards in both high tech and health care since leaving Intel in 1999. He has advised and invested in a number of early-stage businesses. He currently resides in Tel Aviv and travels widely across the globe.</p> <p>Avram Miller discusses how intuition, imagination, humor, and risk-taking enabled him to become one of Silicon Valley's pioneers and leading venture investors in his new book, The Flight of a Wild Duck: An Improbable Journey Through Life and Technology. He recounts his journey from childhood illness and an inability to function in the educational system to becoming a top executive at one of the world's leading technological firms.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p> <p>00:00 Introduction</p> <p>2:58 Avram's family migration story and childhood in San Francisco</p> <p>6:54 Growing up in a Jewish family</p> <p>8:14 Avram's background and history with science and technology</p> <p>13:27 How Avram managed to work in two different industries without formal training</p> <p>16:10 Why Avram switched from the medical field to the computer field</p> <p>17:43 Avram's time and breakthroughs at Intel</p> <p>23:41 Importance of engagement with the Jewish community throughout Avram's life</p> <p>29:54 Talking about The Flight of a Wild Duck</p> <p>30:34 Bill Gates and Steve Jobs</p> <p>31:37 Some advice for kids and parents</p> <p>34:21 Moving to Israel and current experience over there</p> <p>34:49 Audiogram 2 - Israel</p> <p>37:24 What's next for Avram</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Connect wi