The Boring Startup

Display Dog Days

What was supposed to be a drop-in replacement display has turned into a nightmare. Goals for the Week Ahead Truly Launch the Pre-Order Site Test OpenOCD debugging in VSCode Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: kevin@sidwar.com

I Lost My Way

In this episode I talk about how my job almost pushed me over the edge. I lost my way exploring alternatives and I talk through those and how ultimately I landed in a great place. Goals for the Week Ahead Finish testing hardware and fix issues. For real this time Test the new e-paper display....for real this time Submit next prototype order Launch pre-orders website for holders Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: kevin@sidwar.com

We Have ESP32 Hardware

We finally have ESP32 hardware to test with. I made a few stupid mistakes on the layout that I discuss and we also got accepted into the AWS Founder program which gives us $1000 in AWS credits. I also give an update on how the "sawdust" project is going. Goals For the Week Ahead Test the new e-paper display Test JTAG debugging Have several biz dev meetings Fix the PCB issues on the new hardware Sell more dev kits AWS Founder Program Link - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/aws-launches-activate-founders-package/ Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: kevin@sidwar.com

Puck Holder Pivot

Smart Pucks are out for now so we need another direction. In this episode I talk about what that direction is and how we plan to move forward with it. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: kevin@sidwar.com

Stick to Your Identity

How do you balance "fake it till you make it" with being true to yourself and leaning into your identity as a small business? Honestly, I don't know but I talk about it for 10 minutes in this episode. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: kevin@sidwar.com