Paul Peck·May 5, 2016Why I sold my Apple WatchI really like wrist watches, and am a collector of sorts. I pawned my first watch, a sports watch with the ratcheting dive timer bezel, to…A response icon1A response icon1
Paul Peck·Mar 14, 2015The Virtual Manufacturing CompanyI’ve come to appreciate what’s required to take a product from concept, to design, to tooling, to manufacturing, to final assembly, to…
Paul Peck·Mar 13, 2015Telecom is Dead (Not!)In late medieval Europe, at the death of a King, the high priests would announce the passing of the monarch and the ascension of his…
Paul Peck·Feb 22, 2015Protect your IP with PLMProtecting intellectual property is crucial in a competetive environment. And it’s hard to stike a balance between accesibility and…
Paul Peck·Feb 21, 2015Confessions of an “Out-Sourcer”I’ve been in the manufacturing business my entire career. When anyone asks what I do for a living, I just tell them I develop processes to…
Paul Peck·Feb 15, 2015Don’t Follow the Money (Make it Follow You)We should stop worrying about the physical location of venture capital firms. VC firms rarely launch companies. Usually, the opposite is…
Paul Peck·Feb 15, 2015The Geography of Venture CapitalThere is no doubt that economic development in the Telecom Corridor and surrounding north Texas region would be enhanced by the presence of…
Paul Peck·Feb 4, 2015Timing Is EverythingI think a lot about time. It’s incessant, unstoppable and irreversible. It’s integral to the measurement of distance, whether it’s the…
Paul Peck·Feb 4, 2015Part Numbers Are The KeyFor manufacturers and distributors, we need a way to track the “widgets & gizmos” that flow through our books. To sell those items, we need…