In my quest to find the best tools to achieve my goals, I have spent substantial time with a few major emerging technologies. In my next set of posts, I will focus on these technologies, my experiences with them and the value I see for them in the future of
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Introduction to Government Contracting
Part 1 of the series for the uninitiated The United States Government is by far the largest purchaser of goods and services. A quick internet search can bring you all of the details of how the government spends money and what regulations come with that money to ensure that things
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Hesitancy in judgment is the only true mark of the thinker. Dagobert D. Runes I have had a number of labels in my life, just like all of us. Clearly labels can have obvious and negative sources of bias, and without discounting that, I want to talk about a more
Continue readingLessons from Theranos… Trust and Fear
I have just finished reading Bad Blood by John Carreyrou, the detailed story of Theranos and its eccentric founder Elizabeth Holmes. The story itself is as captivating as it is bewildering. A remarkable and incredibly well researched account, it has a lot of lessons that should be clear to startups and
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In mid 2017, we were presented with a problem and a solution. How could we differentiate our start-up’s product and solve some of the problems we were faced with in the patent process? The answer was exciting and interesting and came after substantial analysis: BLOCKCHAIN… Its easy to say things
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Its been another while since my last post, but I’d like to elaborate a little bit on what was motivating that post and what happened immediately after that post… In early 2017, my time at the National Restaurant Association came to end when I was asked to move to Chicago,
Continue readingMy take on management
I have had the question posed to me… what is your management style? I have been thinking about it a lot. I have been thinking about how the last 3 years has shaped how I do things now through managing programmers, non-programmers and consultants. My philosophy of management is four
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I never really intended this blog for remarkably personal thoughts, but I need a forum that is larger than Facebook or Twitters to discuss my thoughts. To start, here’s some honest background points of reference: I am an unabashed and unashamed believer in Christ, God and the divine inspiration of
Continue reading5 Incredible Years
Well, I’ve officially been a consultant with my awesome company for over 5 years now, and with that comes the 5 year anniversary mark of my marriage to one of the most wonderful women in the world. I am blessed beyond belief to have such an amazing and wonderful partner
Continue readingPersonal Thoughts on an up and down week
So, in an effort to stay sane, I’d like to MUSE some on my week, which has had remarkable highs and lows. Past weekend: thought contract was going to be canceled. Monday/Tuesday: contract extension agreed to, terms still outstanding. Wednesday: best concert I’ve ever been to, by of my favorite
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