Liberty Two-Four is now Air Force One
In the movie Air Force One, you might remember the scene where Harrison forward is bobbing around in the sky. His plane lost control and crashed into the ocean as another air force
We Have Trinity!
About 2 weeks before Kanye West rose to internationally acclaimed fame, he came to George Washington University’s “Spring Fling” (undergraduate spring concert) and performed
Founder Stories — About Project ETOPS
The hidden gem in naming our company OpenWater was the instant name generator when it came to new projects. When we built a system to help our sales team find whales, we quickly ca
Founder Stories: Why We Built Api2Pdf
Excitement over API2PDF Launch The year was 2006. I was 21 years old and fresh out of college with a newly minted degree in computer science. While I had acquired a stable job
No more Vendetta
Back in 2007, when I was still operating as ComputerHelpDC I created a quick database called ScheduleC to help keep track of Schedule C expenses that could be written off taxes. &n
Living on the Edge
The last few months have been just unbelievable. We fired David, had to let go of Jason. One day I might blog about those, but I want to quickly jot the more serious pa
Making Profit vs Growing the Company
I wrote this email to Tim and Zack. I realized the amount of time Zack especially, and me to a lesser extent have been working on the weekends has generated around $50k. &nbs
What’s in a Name?
When we started the company, we thought for about 2 days to come up with our company name. We sell virtual offices! Duh vOfficeware; virtual office software. It m
1 Year from Success, 1 Month from Bankruptcy, and a Lifeline
In the beginning of December, I presented the plan for 2014 to the team. “Things are too easy, so we need to stir up the pot.” Well here we are a month later, and t
Distance from Christmas
Back in January 2011, around this time of year, we had a pretty shitty set of weeks. Sometime around then, Tim told me, “you know this is normal; this time of year is consi
