Author Archives: garrettgee
iOS App Icon Cookies – 1st Batch
Fresh out the kitchen. Just in time for Christmas!
A couple of days after Dorothy Seven was born, we returned home from the hospital to find a package from our dear friend in LA, Chandler Chow. Chandler being thoughtful Chandler, he sent us a
Gee Family – 2012 Year in Review
by Jessica Gee
Garrett and I enjoyed a very blessed 2012. Every year just keeps getting better. Where to start.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ January Garrett was invited by the US Government to be a student … Continue reading
The Scan Team is a Bunch of Rats!
Dirty dirty rats. And it is time the world found out.
Pixar’s Ratatouille Have you seen Pixar’s Ratatouille? Did you love it so much? Yea, me too. Amongst the many lessons of the Ratatouille adventure is
The Single Metric I Use to Run My Business & My Life
How both concrete and abstract metrics can be used to motivate effort and track progress along the way.
Scan recently passed the 25 million download mark. Here’s a brief explanation as to what that does and doesn’t mean in my eyes.. A Metric to Drive Success When looking to achieve something significant, it is helpful to
QR Code Scanning – Best Practices
Simple HOW-TO tutorial for scanning codes with your smart phone
What is a QR code? Most simply put, QR codes are 2D codes which can be scanned using a smart phone to access information or take some sort of digital action. For example, a business
Dorothy Seven Gee
Born : November 6, 2012
November 6, 2012 (my birthday) was graced with the birth of our first child, Dorothy Seven Gee. Her healthy arrival was the greatest blessing of a gift I could have wished for. I’ve never been more excited to spend the rest of my birthday’s sharing Barbie themed
10 Instagrammers You’re Probably Already Following
Just a handpicked few of the many greats that I love to follow on Instagram.
They say that “content is king”..and so it is with Instagram. I follow some amazing people (some I know personally and some I don’t) that give a peek into their
The Role of Luck in Entrepreneurship
Because the harder I work, the luckier I get.
Yesterday while speaking on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah I was asked: “How much of Scan‘s success has come from luck?” My natural and immediate answer was: “Tons. We have had so much luck on our side from the beginning and every step along the way.” Not the Truth I wanted … Continue reading
BYU Entrepreneurship Week 2012 – Speaking with Mick Hagen
The personally rewarding experience of being asked to speak at BYU together with my hero, Mick Hagen
Dropped Out of BYU 1 Year Ago This Month It was 1 year ago this month that I dropped out of Brigham Young University. Since then, I’ve twice had the very fun opportunity to return as a guest speaker. The first time was just 6 months after having dropped out. It It was especially
Dear Apple, My Only Feature Request
A better way to adjust my iPhone's screen brightness
There are most obviously 107+ things I adore about my new iPhone 5, but this post is about the 1 thing I don’t. The 1 feature I was hoping and wishing Apple would include in iOS 6 but didn’t : Screen Brightness. My favorite thing about the iPhone is the
