Paul Collard
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Paul Trevor Collard was an entrepreneur
and founded U.S. Robotics in 1976 with Casey Cowell and Steve Muka.
, England
, to Roy and Margaret Collard. He went to the Weston Grammar School for boys. Later graduated from University of Sussex with a degree in applied physics where he met his future wife.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and founded U.S. Robotics in 1976 with Casey Cowell and Steve Muka.
Early life
Paul Collard was born in Weston-Super-MareWeston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort, town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, which is within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, to Roy and Margaret Collard. He went to the Weston Grammar School for boys. Later graduated from University of Sussex with a degree in applied physics where he met his future wife.