It seems this year in Q3 and Q4, all I can do is open twitter and see tweets and re-tweets by @ericries about MVP (Minimum Viable Product) and the lean startup. MVP has worked it’s way into the vocabulary of developer and product managers alike…everywhere I go it’s MVP this or MVP that.  Now, while [...]

This year, as I decorated the Christmas tree with my family, I was amazed to watch my “four and three quarter” year old son’s eyes grow larger and larger as he anticipated the “big show.” I could see his buzzing, which reminded me of my own childish obsession to receive, “things,” from Santa. I couldn’t [...]

After reading the “Cats 1, Kids 0” article from Regretsy, I just need to speak my mind.  There is a saying in my office, “to know freedom is to allow freedom.” You say, “So everyone should be free to accept credit card payments, yes?” No. Why?  Because of a few sick, ill souls that traveled [...]

It’s not every day that I get to be in the newspaper.  This is the third article mentioning InspirePay in local papers (this time the Denver Post), and the first one to be syndicated, showing up as well in the Daily Camera.  I think Andy Vuong did a great job with the article, accept for one [...]

We’ve been talking about the future of the digital wallet for almost a year at Inspire Commerce, and we see InspirePay as our humble entre into this world as a technology provider.  Our perspective… we need a democratized electronic wallet that allows for transparency in fees, open competition, and simplification of an otherwise complex process [...]

Just prior to the launch of InspirePay, I was feeling this weekend like I was just living a dream all alone naked in a blizzard as an entrepreneur.  Then, in the mail on Saturday, what should I receive?  The B Corporation, “I Have A Dream” award.  Issued from a room of visionaries, I have to [...]

I’ve met shitty designers that would never be allowed in art school, and self proclaimed high power developers that aren’t qualified to write “hello world.”  Rarely, am I “astonished” by profound professionalism in the design/developer space. Two months ago, I brought together a team for Grand Trunk Goods for a new school covert marketing opp. [...]

I really wish we had another day in the week so I could write more blog articles.  Anyone else have this issue?  Between running a business, being married with two kids (one 4.5 years old and one only 9 months old), time is… limited.  I think if God created the internet back in the beginning, [...]

I’ve been an internet strategist for most of my adult career. Over the years I have grown from SEO consultant to Brand Manager, outsourced Internet Marketing Director, UI/UX consultant, and at times outsourced CTO/DevOps (When not running my own financial transaction technology company… I like to stay busy). I’ve come to see the path to success [...]