Tech Pioneer Oshman Remembered for Vision, Leadership
Silicon Valley tends to jump on new ideas early, and change directions when the times demand it. M. Kenneth Oshman helped define the style.
Oshman, who died this month at 71 after a battle with lung cancer, is most often remembered for leading ROLM, a company that became a household word in the 1970s. The company made investors smile — it was sold to IBM in 1984 for $1.25 billion — and embodied the amped-up start-up culture where employees worked long hours but enjoyed every minute of it.
