Starting a company (as I understand it from my older peers) once required a great deal of coordination and assistance. The stories of polyester suit visits to the local bank have all but slipped into historical memory. Today the buzz word is “boot strapping” a business. The bar to reach now only requires a good idea and some planning to start a company for under a few thousand dollars. Here is how Spec Ops Technology got there… ...
TL; DR – I am starting a company. In December I wrote that I would be leaving Boeing and moving on to new things with a smaller and more lean company. The time since has been filled with growth and change as I learned how small businesses operate. With the increase in free time, I also found myself assisting multiple start-ups in their ventures into the commercial market. I learned from them the numerous wickets to clear to start a company and have thanked them extensively for the opportunity. Little did I know at the time how important that knowledge would be in the coming months. ...
The problem with a Sprint phone is that CDMA is as American as Apple Pie. The lack of SIM slot and GSM frequency bands relegates it to CONUS use only. On top of that my choice of providers is exactly one. If I need a cheap SIM card for pay-as-you-go there is no options for me on Sprint with this phone. With the issue above I went searching for an unlocked cell phone. My requirements were pretty simple: ...
Usually the text posted to this website is related to some technology or recent hack, but today it will be a little different. My tenacious personality and drive was not discovered, but rather grown by my Mother. While Dad was off fighting wars and traveling the world, Mom was at home caring for my Brother and I. The reason I am so focused and determined is having watched my Mother teach me those traits. Here is a little more about her… ...
As we move up the food chain of life, our free-time becomes more and more precious. There are only so many hours in the day and my generation utilizes them to the fullest. I have been blessed and fortunate to be placed early on in my career in leadership positions while often having to continue my technical work. This means keeping a foot in each role and staying current. The past few years I have honed my life work-flow to accomplish this. Here are my tools of choice: ...