1. How did you get involved with Synogen and how did working there affect where you are at in your business career at this point? —- I heard about it randomly through UF, one of those chance run-ins that worked out. I think everyone has those great opportunities they come across, you gotta be able to stick with them when they’re diamonds in the rough. Without Synogen, I would not have started my own company, at least not until I was 35 or 40. It sped up the process and gave me the confidence. Being around those people makes it seem real and possible to do.

2. How is it that you managed to be a founder of an upstart such as Roombug? What kind of financial commitment, and time commitment did you have to put in before the project took off? —- It was very much where the opportunity seemed just too good to pass up. I couldn’t say no. Financial commitment is all depends on how you structure it, remember, never a lack of resource, only resourcefulness. I wont go into the details, but lets say it would have been a lot more time and $$ if I hadn’t brought in co-founders. The time is the biggest thing, because you dont have anyone else telling you to go out and do it, you have to set DAILY self-imposed hurdles and tasks to achieve, and just have that motivation to see things through. One more thing, opportunity recognition is big. Being able to look at things from multiple angles. I recommend to lots of people to watch Demetri Martin, an excellent comedian who looks at the world differently than most. You can learn alot from just listening to his jokes, heres a starter, pay special attention to his weekly checklist which is a good example of daily self-imposed hurdles – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKnzPHtf9u4

3. I really liked the article Katy. Do you know any of his plans for expansion or his next step if Roombug succeeds? What about plans if it does not succeed? —- My mind is totally set on RoomBug becoming a national presence. that’s where my focus lies. We have some exciting things planned for the near future, hopefully Katy will be able to keep everyone at Greenback in the loop as we progress. Synogen is of course a place that I truly enjoy being a part of and I see myself staying involved with them at some level for a long time.

Thanks for all the questions and feel free to e-mail or Facebook me if you have additional questions, rob@roombug.net, or if you have questions related to your entrepreneurial endeavors.