How a 'Rolling Stone' Article Propelled This Guy's Career

At CES 2012 in Las Vegas, amid a mass force-feeding of smart TVs, Freddie Laker had an epiphany: This smart TV thing is going to happen. Laker says the penetration of smart TVs reminds him of smartphones back in 2007 — and he's excited about it. Future tech has always been exciting to Laker, and he saw an opportunity to get ahead of the smart TV trend. By this point in his life, he's used to being ahead of the pack.

"I fell in love with tech from an early age," says Laker, a self-described "futurist" who boasts about being one of the first people in south Florida to have 56-gig Internet access. Read more...