Background — Background 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…

This post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting… — This 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…

Coffee 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… — Coffee 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. …

This post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting… — This 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…

This post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting… — This 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…

This post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting… — This 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…

This post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting… — This 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…

This post is part of my Experience Series where I share opinions I have formed from building companies and running product. Each posting… — This 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…

It’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… — It’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…