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"Young and Rich: Making a Million by 30," Dallas Life Magazine Dallas Morning News, May 27, 1984.
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page 1 of 4 Meet Paul Zane Pilzer and you're likely to notice the sweat on his brow. Not surprisingly--this Park City, Utah, businessman, after all, is an economist, professor, author of four books, software mogul, art collector, and global entrepreneur who's starting a new venture that he believes will be part of the next trillion-dollar industry. But, look again. This guy's sweating, all right, but that's because it's mid-morning and he's out on his mountain bike, attacking the steep trails around his home. Or if the snow's good, he's probably challenging the nearby slopes on his snowboard. At 4 each afternoon, you can find him lifting weights or working on flexibility with his fitness trainer. And, yes, in between workouts he also works hard on his business projects. To say that this home-based multimillionaire runs these interests from a home office would be technically inaccurate. The truth is, Pilzer says, he's rarely in his office. "I may not see my office for days," he jests. That's because Paul Pilzer uses technology--specifically, a wireless phone system and a computer network--to conduct business from almost every room in his three-level house in the mountains of northern Utah. Although he owns several homes, Pilzer chose as a full-time residence the one he describes as a former "ski house that I never intended to live in." He and wife Lisa Dang, who's recently completed renovations, wanted to raise their infant daughter Miriam in a small town. The house is warm and uncluttered, with extensive, alder cabinetry and a large brick fireplace located centrally in the great room. Like Pilzer's life, the house has few barriers and a natural sense of flow. Wraparound decks and floor-to-ceiling windows on all sides offer fabulous views of the surrounding Wasatch and Uinta Mountains as well as Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resort ski areas. Lights can be raised and dimmed by remote control devices throughout the house--or via the family's six computers. The upper level holds a library, office, and a wood-paneled guest loft. The middle level is completely open, with expansive, overlapping kitchen, dining, and living areas. The master bedroom is the only room on this level with a door that closes. The lower level consists of two bedroom suits with baths and a sauna plus a one-bedroom apartment with a living room and kitchen. There's also a |
home theater--complete with a Sony
VPL-VW10HT projector and a 16-foot diagonal screen--and an office for
Dang. A former biochemist, she now works as a writer and graphic
artist, specializing in illustrations for independent comic book
publishers. Outside is a large Jacuzzi. Wired for action During the construction and renovation, Pilzer wired every room with at least one, and sometimes two, phone hook-ups. He installed Category 5 wiring for a LAN network and remote satellite cable jacks--although he doesn't currently use them. Instead, he favors a wireless network and other tools that keep him in constant touch with his many business interests--while physically freeing him from the confines of his office. First there's the Siemens wireless phone system--a single answering system plus eight satellite handsets placed throughout the house. "All I need for the wireless phones is an AC plug," says Pilzer. The handsets can also be hooked onto a belt for complete mobility, and Paul and Lisa can also use the units as an intercom system--communicating with each other from anywhere in the home. To make the phone system even more versatile, the Pilzers also use Plantronics and Radio Shack headsets for hands-free communication. Another benefit: The headsets pick up only the sound of the speaker's voice directed into the mouthpiece, eliminating all background noise. "I can be changing the crying baby and answer the phone, and all the client will hear is my voice," notes Pilzer, who adds that wearing a headset around the house has become second nature. The final essential ingredient is a $149 Lucent wireless Internet access card for each of their six computers. It means Paul and Lisa can check e-mail, stock quotes, or late-breaking news from any computer in the house-and communicate with each other via AOL Instant Messenger. The network also lets them access any of the three laser printers stashed on each of the three floors as well as either of their two color printers. "The wireless laptop has changed even the way I read the paper," says Pilzer. "I hook right into the New York Times, clip articles, and paste them into e-mail to discuss them with colleagues." Technology, he adds, has made a next |
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