Dallas's Druthers

I’m going to price what I deliver by groups or “packages”. What I’m thinking is that as more equipment is added to the fray that the cost to produce will, for the most part, grow linearly. I understand that there will be a whole lot more intricacies to the cost to develop and produce this product than I’m imagining but for the purposes of this blog post I think I shall proceed with some semblance that I know what I’m talking about. The packages will all cover the base fee of the main processing unit (whatever that may be), bulk wire (which will always be a flat rate since it’s relatively cheap), and the cost to physically send guys out there. The variable pricing comes with the added cost of man hours, the amount of devices to be individually powered, and any other add-ons that we deliver such as full home audio, solar power and battery, and automatic blinds. Before anything is started we will need to send people out to the home to see if the job is even possible. This will be free ...

I know the title is abysmal but believe me when I say it (at least sort of) has a good meaning. Considering I missed the second guest lecturer, he was the first entrepreneur I’ve seen that was actively doing something technological. This was extremely comforting since he was the first person I’ve seen in the class who’s been successful based more on technological ability and less on charisma. I don’t doubt that he is very charismatic but when I see Andrew Fry or Erik Hanberg I see business men first and “nerds” second. This started to become defeating for me since I know my strength lies almost entirely in my abilities and significantly less in my ability to be convincing in a sale or a business meeting. That’s the reason that I moved from a business major to a computer science major. The comfort matters because it showed me that my shortcomings don’t prevent me from being able to develop and run a company.  I mean his company doesn’t even have any salesman. They seem to only need ...