My bio
I am applying for an interesting tech startup camp (http://boastcapital.com/Blog/tabid/83/post/calgary-launches-startup-camp-canada-with-big-silicon-valley-partner/Default.aspx) and in the application, they asked for my bio.
Instead of going back and using something I've used before, I decided to see how well I could summarize my life. The result ensues:
31; raised in Calgary; cycled 1100 km from Calgary to Vancouver; studied Embedded Systems Engineering at UVic; hiked 74km over 7 days on the West Coast Trail; did a bunch of development coops for various Oil and Gas companies and the Department of National Defense; watched the hardware tech crash of the early 2000’s and realized I was screwed; Started the AUVic club and built an AUV and competed in San Diego and won the Team of the Year award; Was President or Officer of a bunch of clubs and societies; Bounced around 5 companies in as many years after graduation, never really feeling satisfied; Figured the MBA is what I needed to round myself out; Realized I was wrong but was still grateful because in studying entrepreneurship via the MBA I discovered my calling; Wrote a (shit load) of papers on the QuickQueue business for MBA credit; Had a kid; Quit my job in Feb 2011 to focus full-time on QQ; Got cold feet and took a few contracts under the mantra of “OMG I’m broke”; Realized that I couldn’t do contracts AND get QQ off the ground at the same time; Got some really good traction starting in Feb 2012; Applying to Plug and Play posthaste.
Instead of going back and using something I've used before, I decided to see how well I could summarize my life. The result ensues:
31; raised in Calgary; cycled 1100 km from Calgary to Vancouver; studied Embedded Systems Engineering at UVic; hiked 74km over 7 days on the West Coast Trail; did a bunch of development coops for various Oil and Gas companies and the Department of National Defense; watched the hardware tech crash of the early 2000’s and realized I was screwed; Started the AUVic club and built an AUV and competed in San Diego and won the Team of the Year award; Was President or Officer of a bunch of clubs and societies; Bounced around 5 companies in as many years after graduation, never really feeling satisfied; Figured the MBA is what I needed to round myself out; Realized I was wrong but was still grateful because in studying entrepreneurship via the MBA I discovered my calling; Wrote a (shit load) of papers on the QuickQueue business for MBA credit; Had a kid; Quit my job in Feb 2011 to focus full-time on QQ; Got cold feet and took a few contracts under the mantra of “OMG I’m broke”; Realized that I couldn’t do contracts AND get QQ off the ground at the same time; Got some really good traction starting in Feb 2012; Applying to Plug and Play posthaste.
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