Ten years ago, there was a small startup in San Francisco running a beta test on their new transportation app. The idea was simple. Provide a way for people to drive other people where they need to go. It was called Uber. Taxi companies didn’t pay attention. They had the market cornered—or so they thought. Over the last decade, Uber has revolutionized the transportation industry, proving that a lot can happen in ten years. But the problem is, so many […]
In 1788, Scottish writer Robert Burns penned the familiar words, “Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and auld lang syne?” For some, the familiar tune, Auld Lange Syne, will ring loudly in your ears this New Year’s Eve, but have you ever really pondered the words? The literal translation leads us to reflect on days gone by and celebrate with kindness, but there’s another verse of the poem that is rarely read: We two have paddled in […]
We get busy in life. Matt reminds us of why we dedicate ourselves to something other than ourselves.
- Robert Wagnon, CEO, Republic State Mortgage
