translation.en: I started an educational software company after I joined Lotus, and then I started Idealab so I could have a roof under which I could build multiple companies in succession Then, much much later -- in 2000, very recently -- the new California energy crisis -- or what was purported to be a big energy crisis -- was coming.
translation.zh: 当我加入Lotus之后，还创办了一家教育软件公司 接着着手于建立创思实验室， 创思实验室提供了一个平台， 可以让我连续的设立多个公司 然后，很久很久以后--2000， 及时最近， California 面临了新的能源危机 早就预见的能源危机，到来了