Dan Bricklin

Software Engineer, Inventor of the Electronic Spreadsheet; Author of "Bricklin on Technology"

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Dan Bricklin Biography

Dan Bricklin is best known for codeveloping VisiCalc, the pioneering electronic spreadsheet, while he was a student at the Harvard Business School. VisiCalc, codeveloped with his friend Bob Frankston whom he met at MIT, is widely credited for fueling the rapid growth of the personal computer industry.

Bricklin helps create products that make it easier for business people to build mobile applications in his current role as CTO of Alpha Software Corporation. He is also president of Software Garden, Inc., a small consulting firm and developer of software applications that he founded in 1985. Its most popular products are Note Taker HD for the Apple iPad and before that Dan Bricklin's Demo Program for IBM PCs. In the past, Bricklin was cofounder of pen computer application developer Slate Corporation and founder of website builder developer Trellix Corporation.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/31/2024.

Dan Bricklin Speaking Topics

  • Life of an Entrepreneur and the Early Days of the PC Software World

    This is the story of the ups and downs of the development of VisiCalc, accompanied by many photographs and optional historic video. This speech has proven very popular for many years. It has been given many times to students at Harvard Business School by Dan as a guest lecturer, at other educational and training institutions, and at numerous conferences and meetings. It can be used as an introduction to the excitement of a new industry, as history, or to inspire people that they, too, can change the world. It includes much of the material on the History section of this website.

  • Innovation That Makes People Pull Out Their Wallets

    Why were products like the spreadsheet so successful? How can we best take advantage of new technologies to address our needs? What is going to be hot for innovation and why?

    Some points covered: What is the difference between "innovation" and "invention"? Why do people buy products? VisiCalc as a case history. What rules of thumb do we learn from that experience? What do we see when we apply those rules today?

    He addresses these questions both through his perspective as a person who has created world-changing technology himself and as a technologist who continues to work in the field. His approach is very human, often drawing upon sociological sources and simple non-technical principles as well as examples. Including enough time for a good question and answer period makes this even better. The presentation can be tuned to audiences of all levels of technological expertise and has been successful for high-tech gatherings as well as for a dinner speech that includes spouses. People come away with new insight and having learned principles they can apply and explain to others.

Dan Bricklin Videos

  • A Problem That Changed The World | Dan Bricklin ...

Dan Bricklin Books

  • Bricklin on Technology
    Bricklin on Technology

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    Dan Bricklin is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Computer Science, Technology, TED.
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Dan Bricklin is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Life of an Entrepreneur and the Early Days of the PC Software World and Innovation That Makes People Pull Out Their Wallets. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dan Bricklin for your event is available upon request. Dan Bricklin generally travels from MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Thomas Dohmke, Jonas Andrulis, Imran Chaudhri, Jeff Dean and Arun Gupta. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dan Bricklin for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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