August 2, 2005  |  Dan Bricklin Hear Scott Kirsner's interview with Dan Bricklin, co-inventor of the first electronic spreadsheet program, VisiCalc. VisiCalc is often referred to as the original "killer app" that catapulted PCs out of hobbyist's garages and into the workplace. More recently, Bricklin developed software to make Web publishing easier, and dove headfirst into blogging (www.bricklin.com/log). In this podcast, he talks about where good ideas come from, the importance of testing new products on "virgins," and what made Bill Gates so successful.  Download the podcast  Boston Globe Bizcasts Home  |  Archive