As I continue the grind and look ahead, there is so much to do. I’m also reflecting back on everything from the last few months that has gotten me to this point. I started with a desire to build something I could call my own, while seeing an opportunity to do something with my kids … Read more
So we’re nearing the end of summer and I have zero more cards drawn for the card game than when the summer started. Motivating the daughter has been quite the struggle. At one point, I offered her $20 for each finished card. She was excited by that idea, but ultimately didn’t draw anymore because of … Read more
Over a week since my last post! Time unfortunately has been a very precious commodity since getting back from Honduras. On the day we got back, we put an offer in on a new house. It was somewhat spontaneous, but that’s usually the way we do things. We started discussing moving about 9 months ago. … Read more
At the beginning of this process, I did a lot of organizing and planning to make sure I had a solid list of tasks I needed to perform. It was great to have a big, prioritized list where I could check things off and see my progress. As I web through the list, there were … Read more
Holidays are particularly exciting for me during this time; not so much for the holidays themselves, but because it gives me an extra day to work on my startup, since I don’t have to report for the day job. Today I’ve been able to spend some time strategizing with the developer and also working with … Read more
When I first wrote this post, I worked for Amazon and was very reserved in what I communicated, not wanting to get myself in trouble. I’ve since left Amazon and have rewritten this article with much more details here, but am preserving the original article below. —————————————————————– One of the things I’ve read about regarding … Read more
I’ve thought of a third option that I’m going to go with. I really want to give my daughter the time to do this as she’s able. To be fair to her, she’s trying to finish 8th grade and has a number of big, end of school projects she’s finishing over the next couple weeks. … Read more
The Pick So I used the criteria outlined in my last post to go through the ideas I am considering. As a quick reminder, I wanted to rate each idea on the minimum requirements needed to make a minimum marketable product, the complexity of meeting the requirements, the people/skill sets needed to complete those minimum … Read more
The top priority for me is to settle on ONE thing. I have a few different ideas for both software and physical products, and I believe they would all be successful if I could get the vision in my head to be a reality. Thinking it through, I need to weigh a few key elements … Read more