The Business of Technology

I am sure many people were wondering how long it would take for me to include Apple in one of my posts. I have admired Apple ever since I purchased an iMac for my wife back in 1999. After spending a weekend configuring and setting up a brand new Pentium PC and uninstalling all the crudware that came standard on most systems, I thought I finally had a system I was happy with. It took me about 16 hours to get everything setup, configured, working with my mail, connecting via dialup to the Internet. I felt rather smug and pleased with myself. During that week I received a call from Jeff (the CEO of BuildDirect) offering me a chance to help build a dream - help build a company that would change an industry. A pretty compelling offer for sure. I had lived in Ontario for almost a decade and it was a difficult decision at first. My wife's family were all in Ontario and this would be a big change for both of us. She surprised me greatly when she thought it was a great opportunity. We knew that … [Read more...]