SM: You were able to find a starting point in the open source community? MM: I found a good model from a different domain that we experimented with, and it worked well. That was the point at which we started making the protocol.
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SM: What was the problem the digital media companies were facing that you wanted to solve? MM: I knew it was a problem in application layer networking, which was something I had always had an interest in. I liked the theoretical underpinnings of it. I could see there was a layer which was unsolved.
SM: Concepts coming before their time happens a lot here in Silicon Valley. MM: It sure does. However, it was my first real experience in a startup with a peer group I was excited about. Partly because of my inquisitive nature, they used to send me out to customers as well. I gained a lot
SM: How large did the ISP become? MM: It was not very impressive. It had 700–800 subscribers and was entirely local. It was nothing like a serious business.
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