I'm on a plane that's about to close its doors so can't write more, but what a great guy. In school, I used his Randomized Algorithms books which was great.

I met him randomly, but he helped us meet the ultimate acquirers of our startup and gave us a bunch of great ideas about algorithms, software, and who to meet. Invaluable for two kids who had just moved to the valley.

Wish I could have worked with him more--was actually hoping to on the next startup.