Episode 28 - Robert’s Redemption with Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble aka “Scobleizer” was a legend in tech. He still is.

He was the “first to see it” guy. He was the first one to ride in a Tesla with Elon (look it up on Engadget). Scoble was the first one to see Uber, Instagram, Siri, and most of the other unicorns.

Fast forward to 2017 Robert got canceled by the NY Times as part of the #MeToo movement.

He got drunk at a party and slapped a woman on the butt.

This was wrong and he should not have done this- it’s unacceptable behavior.

The article blew up his life and career.

The word on the street is that the woman who reported the incident to the NY Times has a reputation and pattern for attention-seeking.

Does the punishment fit the misbehavior?  It doesn’t really matter- it was wrong.

Fast forward to now, sobriety is important to Scoble.

Being a good husband and Dad.is what’s important to Robert now.

He has spent the past five years picking up the pieces, walking the steps, and doing his best to make living amends.

In my podcast interview with Robert, Scoble gets honest about what growth this experience gave him.

I was moved by his humility and honesty.

This conversation reminds me of my experience helping my Dad get sober. Watching my Father rebuild and become a beacon of light in his community, gives me hope that Robert can walk a similar path.

The paradox is that often times it is our deepest pain that gives us our power and growth- and this is what The Kurty D Show is all about

We’re all human and we all make mistakes.

I refuse to live in a world where we can’t be redeemed.

If you’ve been a Scoble fan in the past, I think you’ll find this interview to be worth digging into.

For anyone interested in surfing the wave of the emerging future, his analysis of what’s on the horizon is prescient and well worth absorbing.

I believe in you Robert- and your true friends do too.