“The circuitous route of tech entrepreneur”  by Andy Bass, NetNerd Ventures.com

The adventure of a startup can be as frustrating as it is rewarding, so it takes a certain type of person to thrive in this world. The constant ups and downs require a solid support system.  I will tell some stories from the front, thoughts on evolution of tech, etc. I’ll touch on topics from COBOL to Cloud Computing to Blockchain and AI.

Bio: Andy Bass is an entrepreneur and technologist and the startup founder of NetNerd Ventures.  He has worked with technology in the West Michigan area for the last 30 years, from the Macatawa Area Community Network in the 1990's to blockchain, enterprise software, sophisticated transactional databases and big-data warehouses in 2020's.