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She Built a Microcomputer Empire From Her Suburban Home

The untold story of Lore Harp McGovern

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@mike_5351 over 1 year ago

wonderful story telling Gareth! And what a story. What an incredible woman.

Alon Rozen over 1 year ago

What an amazing story! It is painful to see how she was treated and to what extent she was erased from the IT industry history books. Steve Jobs, Osborne, Wozniacki, all the usual (male) suspects but not this amazing woman (and these amazing women) who created the equivalent of a billion-dollar company as housewives. Also, so many lessons here on identifying market failures, filling them in as a to-to-market strategy, bootstrapping in action, partnering, etc. It feels like they were just completely-failed by the bro culture of SV. Happy to read that Microsoft was happy to deal with them, at least one white hat in a forest of black hats. Kudos for this very insightful history/story/business case!

@tommybgoode over 1 year ago

Great story, one I never heard before. Thank you.

Minor quibble: I suspect the part about 8k versus 16k was meant to be about 8 bit versus 16 bit, a transition definitely underway at the time and related to the PC compatibility question as well.

Gareth Edwards over 1 year ago

@tommybgoode well spotted! Thanks for that. Fixed.

@garyposs over 1 year ago

A compelling read, tribute, and heartfelt narrative 🙏💖👌📸

Betsy Cordes over 1 year ago

Lore Harp McGovern—I’m delighted to know her name and her story. It seems to me her impact extends far beyond tech; the way she treated her employees and the demands she made and won on their behalf were incredibly progressive and maybe even more threatening to the status quo than her business savvy. What an inspiring human being! This is a truly remarkable story, beautifully told. Would love to see it on the big screen. Thank you, Gareth!

Ian Silvester 4 months ago

Brilliant to hear about a female founder for once!