SBTI Episode #10 Before Amazon Part 2 – UPS. In this episode of the SBTI Podcast we talk about another big player in the courier industry…UPS. This is part 2 of a two part series. First we discussed FedEx now we are discussing UPS. Go here (https://www.successbeforetheinternet.com/2024/08/15/sbti-episode-9-before-amazon-part-1-fedex/) to listen to …

SBTI Episode #9 Before Amazon – Part1. Ahh, isn’t it easy to have things delivered these days? It just seems with a click of a mouse or a tap on your smartphone app you can get pretty much anything delivered. Did you know Doordash will deliver batteries to your house on demand? I saw a commercial the other day where the announcer proclaimed, “your …

SBTI Episode #8 Erectile Dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction has been a concern for men since the beginning of written history. For many men it can lead to severe psychological distress and humiliation. The treatment of erectile dysfunction has advanced significantly over the past 200 years. So before the internet LOL! On March 27th 1998, when the In…

SBTI Episode #7 Hacking. If you grew up in the 80’s you probably remember the movie war games. It was where a bright high school kid hacks into a Department of Defense computer, thinking it is a gaming company. It’s a great movie. I suggest you check it out. It is probably on a streaming platform somewhere…. Hacking was different before the Interne…

SBTI Episode #6 Food Delivery. If you grew up in the 1970’s and 80’s like I did, you probably went crazy when your Mom or Dad said “we are going to order a pizza”. You might not have much to say what was going to be on the pizza, but you didn’t care! You were getting food delivered! It’s hard to imagine that food delivery was not this common until …

SBTI Episode #5 Music Sharing. In this episode, I am going to only talk about a pre-Internet version of this phenomenon. The reason being is that it is so ubiquitous now that you really don’t need a history of it. You more than likely use it every day. I know I do. Can you guess? I will give you a hint. Do you like music? Do you stream it or share …

SBTI Episode #4 Dating. Do you remember how you met your partner? Did you use a tried and true method to do it or did you use one of those fancy services or apps that we are all too familiar with this days. Before Dating apps like tinder, Grindr, Bumble or Lolly there was eHarmony and Match.com. Even before that there was different type of services…

SBTI Episode #3 Office Communication – In this short episode, I talk about what working in an Office was like before the Internet. What you say? No email, Google search, Zoom? What’s a fax machine or a pager? You mean you could smoke in the office? I examine stories like this and more. I also give a few anecdotes of my own! So get your time machine…

SBTI Episode #2 Talk Radio – On December 12 1901, Guglielmo Marconi transmitted a message across the Atlantic Ocean to Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland, nearly the closest point to Europe in North America. From that discovery, a new era in communication was born. Mind you, a lot of legwork was done to get that point. In this episode, we expl…

SBTI Episode #1 Robber Barons – Robber Barons were capitalists or entrepreneurs from the 19th century who were said to have achieved their success through unscrupulous means. Monopolistic practices, unfair treatment of workers and engaging in political entrepreneurship come to mind. They did have a softer side later in life. In this episode, we can…

This is the SBTI – Season 1 Trailer. Hey everyone, my name is Dan Vespa. I am An IT pro, musician and the Creator behind a Podcast called “Success Before the Internet” (successbeforetheinternet.com). Success Before the Internet is a podcast about the people, businesses and events that created success in our world way before anyone heard of Jeff Bez…