The First Yes

A few days ago, I stepped away to celebrate a milestone birthday for my father, who retired years ago.

He is an entrepreneur at heart. He and a business partner spun off and started a construction company in the 70s. Like most new companies, the early days came down to one question: who would give them a chance before they had a long track record?

That chance came from a well-respected company in the region. They trusted my father to build part of the infrastructure for their main facility. What earned that trust was not a long portfolio. It was simpler than that. My father led a team that delivered quality work. He did what he said he would do. People wanted to work with him.

Sitting with him and listening to those stories, it became clear to me that the industry changes, but that dynamic never does. Someone has to decide to go first.

That is where BessWave is right now.

The platform is becoming real in all the ways that matter, and the direction is clearer. The problem we are working on is one that operations leaders run into every day when answers are stuck across too many systems.

We are beginning to talk with a select group of organizations that want early access and are eager to help shape what comes next. Not because everything is finished, but because some of the best input comes before it is.

If you lead operations in a mid-market business and that problem sounds familiar, you can read more at besswave.com.

The first yes changes everything. My father learned that in construction. I believe it is just as true in software.