Episode 10 How I Ended up in Technology

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The provided text is an excerpt from a podcast episode where the host, Rob Cairns, the founder and CEO of Stunning Digital Marketing, discusses the formative influences that led him to a career in technology. Cairns explains that his interest began in his youth when his father, the company treasurer for an insurance broker, brought home an Apple II Plus computer running VisiCalc, the precursor to modern spreadsheets. He describes how his fascination grew as he learned BASIC programming from magazines and engaged with early online communities like BBS’s, CompuServe, and Usenet. Cairns concludes by outlining his professional journey, which includes formal education in business administration and computer programming, and various roles in programming and support before ultimately starting his own marketing agency.

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