Considered by many to be
Silicon Valley's most important entrepreneur, he has
venture capitalists hanging on his every word.
He fathered two of the computer industry's most important companies,
Silicon Graphics and
Netscape, making billions from each one respectivly. His current project is an online health care venture,
Healtheon Corp., which is also rumored to be worth
billions.
Silicon graphics transformed
three dimensional imaging with their combination of
software and
hardware that was streets ahead of any of their competitors. This was because Clark knew who the smart
engineers were and how to nurture them.
Clark is famous for his love of
machines, be it
model helicopters or his obsession to build the worlds tallest sailing boat, the
Hyperion.
He is also famous for the contempt he holds for
Microsoft for
monopolising the software industry and sees the world of
application development being held back by their platforms and
development techniques.