• Jesse - Photos - Slide Show - Teddy

    New Year’s 2016

    We rented a house on a big mountain about 20 miles west of Ashville. It was a great and quiet way to ring in the new year.

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    1. Rob, GREAT blog, especially with regard to sleep and nutrition! Two business questions for you:

      1) Have you ever priced outsourcing but rejected it, or did you commit to 100% domestic business partners from the start?

      2) Are any of the components or finished products that you have developed exported to support local markets offshore or is all software that is utilized around the world housed in the U.S.?

      Very interesting business model. And thanks for your insights on personal productivity.

      1. Hi Neil,

        Thanks for reading my blog.

        1. My company was founded in 1999, and our first product Optimize was outsourced to a company in Eastern Europe in 2004. From that point forward, we decided to reject outsourcing. Although the costs are lower, it takes longer to create the same thing, and with lower quality. It is also frustrating communicating with people in other languages with large differences in time zones.

        2. We do everything internally including our software development. The only thing that we outsource is payroll.

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  • Jesse - Photos - Slide Show - Teddy - Travel

    Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

    We found a neat place called Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch just north of San Antonio. You can drive your car through the wild life and you can snap all of the photos you like. Turned out really great and was a highlight of our trip.

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  • Jesse - Photos - Slide Show - Teddy - Travel

    Awesome Texas Vacation

    We had a great time on an 8 day tour of Texas hitting Houston, Austin and San Antonio.

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    Hilton Head Vacation

    Had a great time visiting Hilton Head for Thanksgiving break.

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  • Jesse - Photos - Slide Show - Solange - Teddy

    Myrtle Beach Day

    What a great day at the beach!

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