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Bailing Water

In 2008, I traded a difficult situation for a more difficult one - law school and six figures in student loans.

How long should it take to learn to code?

How long should it take to learn to code?

I'm someone like you. Not a guru. Not an influencer. (the last thing i posted on Instagram was a hamburger like 6 years ago). In 2012, I was under a mountain of debt and making minimum wage as a shuttle driver.

Wavve Origins and Lessons

Wavve Origins and Lessons

There are some months that turn an entire company around. June 2017 was that month for Wavve.

Startup Money Ball

Startup Money Ball

Determined not to make the same mistakes as with our first business, we adopted a "money ball" approach to product development and focused on building a profitable business rather than optimizing around a venture raise.

LLC Filing for Every State

LLC Filing for Every State

The following is a quick reference for each state with basic filing and recurring fee information. Fee amounts change from time to time, so be sure to double check the website for the most up-to-date amount. If a website link is no longer working, you can typically just search Google

The Hardest $1600 I Ever Earned

The Hardest $1600 I Ever Earned

This was probably the worst I've ever felt about myself. After years of grinding, learning, and working as hard as I could, I was back where I started and unable to pay rent.

Losing 6 Figures in Crypto

Losing 6 Figures in Crypto

Over the summer I watched my net worth double. By October it had tripled. In November it quadrupled And by December 10x'd. I went from being mostly paycheck to paycheck and stuck under a mountain of student debt to having over 6 figures in my stash of Bitcoin,

Bitcoin Satellite Node Using Iridium RockBLOCK Mk2

Bitcoin Featured

Bitcoin Satellite Node Using Iridium RockBLOCK Mk2

If cellular, WiFi, and the entire power grid go down, I can still send Bitcoin using the Iridium Satellite Network. Totally portable and no dish necessary. 🛰 🛰 🛰

Satellites and Sovereignty

Learning Featured

Satellites and Sovereignty

Since founding Casa [https://keys.casa], we’ve been on a mission to protect personal sovereignty. We try to think through all potential threat vectors to design systems that are as resilient as possible. A few months ago, I was thinking about the situation where a catastrophic event takes down

Startup: End of Year 2

Startup: End of Year 2

Here’s my long-overdue quarterly update to close out our second year building Wavve. December 16′ * Continued fruitlessly to find product-market fit for the mobile app. * Reached the conclusion that radio is a dying industry and not the way forward for our business model. * Invested more time and energy into

My Twenties

A short reflection on each year of my twenties.

When to Pivot?

We've already got paying customers for this new audiogram tool I set up. Wondering if this could be our new focus?

Raspberry Pi Powercheck Bot

Raspberry Pi Powercheck Bot

A patrol car drove by my house with a megaphone blaring. It was my last warning. > Evacuation of #Charleston [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Charleston?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] in full effect. @MountPleasantPD [https://twitter.com/MountPleasantPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] squad cars driving by homes urging

Breaking Pokemon Go with a Raspberry Pi

Bitcoin Featured

Breaking Pokemon Go with a Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Cryptocurrency Node A few weeks ago I bought a Raspberry Pi starter kit on Amazon. I wanted one for a few months and finally found the perfect use case – running a cryptocurrency node. After flashing an SD card with Raspbian, I hooked it up to my network and

Pitch Event & Name Change

Pitch Event & Name Change

This period covers months 11-14 of my startup journey. March Introducing Wavve, Inc. We changed our name to Wavve and re-incorporated in Delaware. April Pitch Event. Dig South. We also introduced Wavve to a few thousand during Tech Night at a local Charleston Riverdogs game. Media passes for the entire

Building, Raising Money, and Trademark woes

Building, Raising Money, and Trademark woes

I'm long overdue for an update here. Since launching the MVP in August, it's only gotten crazier over the last 6 months. It's hard to raise venture money in SC Everyone wants to know when you plan to relocate to the Bay Area or

The MVP Has Landed

The MVP Has Landed

> If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late - Reid Hoffman Our MVP is now public. Embarrassed? ✅ In mid July we released the alpha version to our advisors and a few other private beta testers. I'm still

Building uTalk Sports

Building uTalk Sports

*** As of March 10, 2016, we’ve renamed our startup Wavve Did you know there are 86,400 seconds in a day? The last 90 days have forced me to take an honest look at how I manage each and every moment. A few months ago, I started an exciting

Can I build a startup while working a day job?

Can I build a startup while working a day job?

Yes. But you'll need to realize that weekends and evenings are overrated! At least that's how I'm choosing to view it. If you rely on the income of your normal 9-5 job, it's pretty simple. You need to spend your free time

Starting Up: UTalk Sports

Starting Up: UTalk Sports

It was a busy few months as my cofounder and I formally kicked things off. And Finally, a chance to use that overpriced law degree! In May I drafted our articles, business partnership agreement, and officially formalized the business as a South Carolina LLC. That last part is way easier

Review: The Best Interface is No Interface

Information Design

Review: The Best Interface is No Interface

Several years ago, I read this [http://www.cooper.com/journal/2012/08/the-best-interface-is-no-interface] post and was inspired to write a post of my own [http://safe-existence.flywheelsites.com/the-best-interface-is-no-interface/], excited about the potential of an interfaceless world. I was recently privileged enough to get an early read of Golden

When ISIS Hacks your Website

When ISIS Hacks your Website

The voice on the other end of the line was panicked. He didn’t know how it happened… only that his organization’s website had been hacked by ISIS. A mix of shock and anger, he urgently pointed me to the URL. I entered the web address and was greeted

Trading View: An Impressive Platform for Technical Analysis

Trading View: An Impressive Platform for Technical Analysis

Trading View Free Edition Trading is expensive. There are broker commissions, hidden account fees [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/story/2012-08-28/avoiding-online-brokerage-fees/57379842/1] , and don’t forget about subscription costs for financial newsletters and charting software. I’ve embraced a very lean trading model where I

100 Days of Github: Don't Break the Chain

100 Days of Github: Don't Break the Chain

A while back I stumbled across John Resig’s blog post [http://ejohn.org/blog/write-code-every-day/] about writing code everyday. He made several points that resonated with me. I thought I would follow John’s lead and try a more balanced approach to programming. I set a goal to commit

4th Amendment Rights in Routine Traffic Stops

4th Amendment Rights in Routine Traffic Stops

This is my answer to the following question on Quora: > What would happen if a driver was pulled over in a routine traffic stop, and police officers found a “priceless” Chinese puzzle box in his car which the driver claims he does not know how to open? If the