Michael Rogers, the author of the popular Practical Futurist column for MSNBC and former futurist-in-residence at the New York Times Company spoke on October 7, 2008 to a packed SCALE Venture Partners and 150-person CEO crowd who were networking happily with Scale Partners, and friends at the Epic Roast house in San Francisco. In an event that Scale Venture Partners created to support their portfolio companies desire to learn from each other and others, Rogers discussed the impact of virtualization as a social phenomenon, and the implications for business, society and the economy. Rogers's perspective is captured in this 33 minute podcast taped live at the event.