Noel Lee was a self-made man. A real one. Starting Monster Cable in his San Francisco garage in 1979, puts him right up there with the Hewlett-Packard garage story. Except there was only one Lee.

If I asked 100 people working in the larger Technology sector who Noel Lee was, I'm guessing less than 10 would immediately recognize the name or be able to tell me what he's accomplished.

Can Apple and Beats Music make a difference in an industry that has been beaten down by online piracy and now streaming music services that can't seem to get enough paying subscribers to be profitable?