Practical lessons from building companies, writing code, and operating in the real world.
What we inherited was not a polished system or platform. It was a company in disarray. We’ve had to work through delayed pilot payments, outstanding obligations, cost structure problems, and the painful realities of integrating a distressed operation. None of that was easy. Some of it was brutal.
There are places that exist for meetings. And then there are places where things actually happen. For me, the Columbia Tower Club was the latter.
Three months ago, we brought on Craig Eisler as CTO. Since then, the pace of execution has fundamentally changed. We’ve moved beyond concept into a fully operational geospatial platform.
Game on. Seven to ten years ago, ag tech ran this exact experiment. And still—no breakout outcome.
Most founders think incorporation is the milestone. It’s not. It’s the starting line.
A perspective on capturing moments, experiences, and life context in ways that persist beyond memory.
A fun throwback post blending baking, nostalgia, and a Zork-style narrative take on the classic UBC cinnamon bun recipe.
Lessons from early web infrastructure, proxies, and systems thinking that still apply to building companies today.
AI agents are only as effective as the structure of the data they operate on. Architecture determines usefulness.
Structured geospatial pipelines reveal inefficiencies, artifacts, and hidden value across drone and agricultural data systems.
A practical perspective on leadership, accountability, and building companies with clarity under pressure.
In 1994, I was a young software developer at IBM Toronto working on the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), porting the security component Kerberos from Unix to MVS and OS/400: the operating systems behind the most serious mainframe and midrange platforms of the time. Also serious: how bad the cafeteria food was.
Founders win by turning urgency into disciplined execution rather than mistaking noise for progress.
Leadership is tested through execution, alignment, and how quickly a team can move together.
A grounded view on venture capital, timing, and what fundraising does and does not solve inside a startup.
Building in hospitality requires patience, local understanding, and execution grounded in customer experience.
Publishing, structure, and usability define whether geospatial systems actually create value.
Execution is where intent either compounds into value or disappears into delay.
Resilience is one of the most important operating assets when outcomes resist expectation.
AI and geospatial systems are converging into real-world operational platforms.
Structured, governed geospatial storage is the foundation for scalable intelligence.