We started the company out of frustration with the employer that we had because we were building great stuff and there was no way that this stuff was ever going to get into the hands of the people who could use it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Was I a businessman to start with? I'm not sure. I mean, that comes slowly, when you start having the products out. But at the same time, I was very determined. I knew that I had to make it work. I had no choice.
Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market.
Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.
I lost a company. So what? It's just stuff. Can't take it with you.
I always laugh at these companies that have these rules saying, 'You're only allowed to have this or that on your desk.' It's no fun to work at a place like that.
Your company is a product. Who are its customers? Your employees, who use it to do their jobs.
You want people using your product because it's a part of your life, then they can't stop using it.
I came up with the idea that I wanted to develop products because I saw services businesses being a dead end long term.
It's my company and I believe in the company that's why I started it.
We took a plant that was being closed by a big company thinking there was no good use for it, and we came in with a different perspective. We bought some used equipment, as simple as we could.