Sky Dayton @ EarthLink: The Coffee Shop Owner Who Gave People Internet Access

<p>Since you’ve found this podcast, it’s safe to assume you have Internet access. Prior to using whatever device you're going to listen, did you spend any time thinking about how to connect to the Internet? You probably didn’t, and a big reason you didn’t is because the Internet has mostly become a basic utility thanks to entrepreneurs like Sky Dayton.</p><p>Sky created EarthLink, one of the most popular early Internet Service Providers. It helped to get an estimated 10% of the US population online.</p><p><br></p><p>Even though accessing the Internet has largely become equivalent to accessing water from a tap, it wasn’t always like that. In fact, this was exactly the problem that led Sky to Earthlink. In the early 90s, when the Internet was first opening to the general public, Sky wanted to explore it himself. He found an early internet service provider -- ISP -- in southern California, but getting his computer connected took him nearly a week. Frustrated by the challenge, Sky spent the first part of his career helping others solve the same problem.</p><p>For a complete transcript of the episode, <a href="https://latonas.com/blog/web-masters-epsiode-30-sky-dayton/">click here</a>.</p><p><br></p>