Dec 3, 2021The Coffee Business That Wasn’t4 years ago, I thought I was going to leave the cybersecurity industry and pursue creating a business in speciality coffee. That obviously didn’t pan out, but I am often asked how the coffee work is going and why I choose to not start my own business. …Coffee6 min read
Dec 5, 2020GCCCT 42-mile UltraBackground 2020 has been a mess of a year and with nearly every race being cancelled, I turned to creating my own events to stay focused. The first half of the year was 70.3 training and when that ended in June, I narrowed my focus to the marathon I had planned…Ultramarathon8 min read
May 9, 2020Experience Series: AccountingThis post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting is a break down of a company function. This post focuses on accounting specifically. Unless you enjoy wasting money, you are going to want to track your…2 min read
Published in Split Key Coffee·Apr 4, 2020Brandon’s Coffee Journey GuideCoffee plays a large role in my life and has for quite some time. My first real exposure to coffee happened to be that of the specialty grade––I know, lucky me. …Coffee9 min read
Dec 31, 2019Experience Series: LegalThis post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting is a break down of a company function. This post focuses on legal specifically. Standard disclaimer––These points are just my personal experience and the way I operate…Startup6 min read
Dec 27, 2019Experience Series: OperationsThis post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting is a break down of a company function. This post focuses on operations specifically. No one ever plans for systems to stop working, ensure you have back-ups…Dev Ops8 min read
Nov 1, 2019Experience Series: SalesThis post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting is a break down of a company function. This post focuses on sales specifically. General Opinions It’s easy to “show up and throw up” on a demo. That’s not…Sales11 min read
Sep 10, 2019Experience Series: MarketingThis post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting is a break down of a company function. This post focuses on marketing specifically. General Opinions Your messaging should be clear and focused on outcomes. What value will a…Marketing10 min read
Jul 29, 2019Experience Series: EngineeringThis post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting is a break down of a company function. This post focuses on engineering specifically. General Opinions The language you write your product in doesn’t really matter, as long as…Web Development8 min read
Published in Split Key Coffee·Jun 28, 2019Homemade Nitro Cold BrewIt’s summer time here on the east coast and that means it’s time for cold-brew coffee! In the past, I’ve made a few small batches from my personal roasts, but I thought it could be fun this year to dive into something new…nitro! Nitro cold-brew is one of my favorite…Coffee6 min read