May 2012
Weekend Story – Family. Food. and a Diving Board.
Memorial Day Weekend with the Family in Arizona.
This past weekend was the baby blessing of my new nephew, Everett Shelby Noakes. My family and I enjoyed a weekend together at the home of Everett’s proud parents, my sister Christina and her husband Shelby. It was a fun weekend of family, food, and as always with this family, WATER!!! Here are some pics … Continue reading
Weekend Story – Founders Pow Wow
Founders Pow Wow. Goal : Tighten our focus...in beautiful Park City ; )
Some big changes took place within the Scan team last week so I called for a “Founders Pow Wow”. The goal was to tighten our focus on all fronts. Thanks to the connections and miracle work of the “Escapeseeker“, we we’re able to have our pow wow at the lovely Montage Deer Valley Resort in … Continue reading
My $30,723 Mistake
A sincere apology to the world.
I made a mistake. A rather costly mistake. A $30,723 mistake. For this I apologize to my company, my friends, my family, and to the world. Please allow me 7 minutes of your time to explain.. I took a gamble and hired someone with huge potential, but was still yet to prove themselves. I put … Continue reading
Rachel Berry’s Unsafe Persistence
One short clip. One major lesson learned.
I love tryouts. There is something about tryouts and auditions that bring out the best and the worst in people, including myself. In my own life, this has happened at many of soccer tryouts, job interviews, and investor pitches. One incredible example of this came from the TV show Glee. In this scene, Rachel Berry … Continue reading
BYUtv : “Students Start Scan, Inc.”
Reporter Angela Montierth shows us how one student took an assignment from project to million dollar company.
Angela Montierth reached out to me asking if we’d be interested in BYUtv doing a feature special on Scan. I’m always excited about added media exposure for Scan but it comes with added special meaning for us when that exposure is amongst our hometown friends and family. Angela was a dime to work with and I’m … Continue reading
Our First Company Hackathon – Why We Did – How We Did – What We Learned
Company Hackathon - SHIP IT - Cinco de Mayo
About a month back, my co-founder Kirk and I were discussing 3 specific areas within Scan where we felt we could improve, • Communication • Execution • Team “Spring Cleaning” (I’ll explain..) One of my favorites parts of running a startup has been the opportunity to solve problems and better the team by any creative … Continue reading
