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Author: Rob Adams

A Start Up Trek – The Lighter Side of Learning

August 17, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new public-access prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, called MindGear Labs, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is …

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A Start Up Trek – Learning How To Inspire Creativity

August 7, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new public-access prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, called MindGear Labs, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is …

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A Start Up Trek – Turning Tables

July 20, 2012Rob Adams

Its only been today that I can laugh about this. (Both injuries are on the right so I tell folks that I hobble around in circles.) If you work at the same government agency I do you’ll probably hear about …

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A Start Up Trek – Global Scale

July 10, 2012Rob Adams

There is a lot more to research about the globe option. How many projectors will I need? If I only illuminate around the equator then then the top and bottom of the globe will see little light. How will I …

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A Start Up Trek – Rules of Thumb, the Revenge

July 3, 2012Rob Adams

I see all of these benchmarks as knobs to turn and adjust to maximize the effectiveness of MindGear. In reality though I don’t know ahead of time where these knobs should be set. The data I’ve collected gives me some …

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A Start Up Trek – Now Official Part 2

June 25, 2012Rob Adams

I’d like to finish the process of registering a new business. I started this discussion two weeks ago but only covered how I decided on which organizational format (Limited Liability Company or LLC) and IRS filing format (subchapter S). I …

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A Start Up Trek – Crossroads

June 18, 2012Rob Adams

So the slow progress may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I’m getting a crash course in business, which has been much more fun than it would have if I wasn’t motivated by starting a business. I’m slowly …

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A Start Up Trek – Now Official

June 11, 2012Rob Adams

I’ve left off a lot of stuff off here, so maybe this needs to be a two – parter. Oh, and here is the bad news. It looks like the deal will fall through for the space I was going …

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A Start Up Trek – Creative Commons

June 4, 2012Rob Adams

So in summary creative time is good. Here I was able to work out the interactions of the different aspects of MindGear, and develop my drawing skills a little. I have to put off doing a better sketch because financial …

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A Start Up Trek – Rules of Thumb

May 28, 2012Rob Adams

When I was building my financial projections I searched high and low for a way to estimate marketing costs and found very little. I ended up assuming a value for how much I had to spend for each new membership. …

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A Start Up Trek – Resource Management

May 21, 2012Rob Adams

To recap, I have enough funding to start MindGear, but not quite enough to do the full lab pictured here. I’ll look at my financial options and at doing a crowdsourcing campaign soon. My attempt to economize by doing work …

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Pathfinder MMO on Kickstarter

May 17, 2012December 13, 2017Rob Adams

Back in 2009 Paizo Publishing released Pathfinder, a table-top roleplaying game that extended the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 ruleset. Pathfinder has gained considerable popularity in the ensuing years, and now the team at Paizo is embarking on a new project, …

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A Start Up Trek – Young Minds

May 14, 2012Rob Adams

That was this week’s theme as I rush around trying to start a business from scratch. And the marketers have told me to not forget the kids. Kids may not have most of the money in our economy, but pretty …

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A Start Up Trek – Strategery

May 7, 2012Rob Adams

A friend of mine introduced me to gantter.com for one of my day job projects. If you’re not familiar with Gantt charts or need a free way to build one I suggest you check them out. Briefly, a Gantt chart …

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A Start Up Trek – Turning Strangers Into Friends

April 30, 2012Rob Adams

I’m pretty comfortable talking in front of a group of engineers: I’ve done it hundreds of times in giving papers/presentations, speeches, and leading meetings. And yet walking into a room of businessmen and women who make a living from their …

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Ogre on Kickstarter – Interview with Steve Jackson

April 27, 2012December 13, 2017Rob Adams

Steve Jackson Games is halfway through a Kickstarter effort to republish this timeless classic, but the new set is oh so slightly larger than the pocket box of 1977. Steve Jackson himself was kind enough to answer a few questions …

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A Start Up Trek – Madison Avenue County

April 23, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new public accessible prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, called MindGear Labs based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this …

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A Start Up Trek – the Financials Game

April 16, 2012Rob Adams

Creating a start up is a lot like a video game. Well not really, but strangely I found developing my financial projections pretty fun. I guess not many people have had that particular observation. Trying to figure out how to …

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A Start-Up Trek – An Artist’s Palette

April 9, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …

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A Start-Up Trek – Iterations

March 26, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …

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A Start-Up Trek – Money Makes the World Go Around

March 19, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …

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A Start Up Trek – Location, Location, Location

March 12, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, AL based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at …

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A Start-Up Trek – What’s in a Name?

March 5, 2012Rob Adams

I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, AL based on the fab lab model. While I’ve done a lot of reading over the years while dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur, this is my first endeavor. This weekly article …

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A Start-Up Trek – Introduction

February 27, 2012Rob Adams

I’m starting a business. That’s a difficult thing to say out loud, much less announce to the entire internet (or at least the intelligent, sophisticated and lemony fresh corner of it that reads GeekDad). For years I’ve contemplated this fateful …

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How to Explore the Solar System

September 24, 2009Rob Adams

Several months ago, before I became a GeekDad contributor, I was at a conference presenting my team’s work on mitigating asteroid threats. Part of my presentation mentioned a rather obscure maneuver for a spacecraft to escape the orbit of a …

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