I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Matt McCune, founder of Autopilot, Inc. McCune’s company specializes in product design, development, and manufacturing. Autopilot was founded in 2006. They help inventors and businesses take ideas from a simple concept to a finished product ready to sell on the market.

The moment I walked in the Autopilot facility, I noticed how fun, creative, and cool this company is. I was greeted by Matt, who slid down a firepole from the second floor to welcome me to his business. Not sure if it is just me, but any company with a fire pole seems pretty hip to me. Upon meeting Matt, we proceeded into the manufacturing area where they have many large milling machines, parts, and other manufacturing equipment. Everyone I met was so friendly and passionate about what they do at Autopilot.

Autopilot, Inc Website

Following the tour, Matt introduced me to the team that makes Autopilot possible. Continue reading →

We’d like to thank Dee-O-Gee pet store in Bozeman, Montana for volunteering to share their entrepreneur story with Think Entrepreneurship. Josh and Holly Allen (co-founders) started Dee-O-Gee in 2008 and have since worked hard to grow the business and make it a success. Watch the video to find out how they got their idea, how they got started, and to find out tips that may help you with your business or startup idea.

Thank you to Bozeman Magazine for publishing our article about three entrepreneurs in very different industries. It was a lot of fun to interview all three business owners and to learn their stories. 

The startup crew at their office! Courtesy of Agendize

I’d like to thank Agendize.com for taking the time to do an entrepreneur interview with us. Agendize is a tech company in Montreal, Canada that develops software to help businesses and customers engage online. They offer live chat, appointment scheduling, form builders, and click to call features. The company now has 15 employees, a recent investment of 3.2 million dollars, and a positive outlook on growing the business.

This was our first ever interview using Skype which allowed us to conduct a live interview with a business thousands of miles from us. I recorded the interview using a program named Call Recorder.  It was very easy to use, but I’m still working with settings to help improve the quality of the actual recording. If you have experience in recording Skype video calls I’d love to get advice on how to increase the video quality. Enjoy watching!