J. Darrin Gross
I'd like to ask you, Rick Elmore, what is the biggest risk?
Rick Elmore
Yeah, it's a great question. You know, I think I don't know if this is a cliche answer. But I think the biggest risk is not taking the risk. You know, I was somebody, before I started this business, who was not a huge risk taker was kind of like, in my bubble, I stuck to a plan. You know, I was very regimented, scheduled, I had that athletic background where your life is just completely booked for you, and really didn't know what was on the other side. And then being an entrepreneur, starting a business, doing anything, you know, larger than yourself takes risk. The bad thing about taking risk if you don't learn from your mistakes, so you don't learn from things that you failed in, in those risks, then those risks weren't worth it. But if you're taking risks, and you're failing, and you're learning and you're growing, then those risks are worth it. And that was something that, you know, even when I first started, I really didn't understand, but it took me about a year to where I was like, I have to get us on my comfort zone, I have to take more risks. I have to try things I don't understand. And you know, Fast forward four years, we have 1000s of clients, we've built robots for building software and nothing I've had experience with, but it was me constantly living outside my comfort zone, taking those risks that has allowed us to scale this company to where we are today.