RICK CRANDALL

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To whom it may concern:

Reference: Richard Crandall

It is with pleasure and first-hand experience that I recommend Rick Crandall to young technology companies seeking management advice. Others will attest to his accomplishments in strategy and management; I can also say that he is a very effective CEO mentor.

Over the past three years I called on Rick for advice on sales channel strategy, mergers/acquisitions, market positioning, personal career issues, and more. In each case he never gave me answers, but more importantly, was always able to provoke me to think through the issues on my own… exactly what an advisor should do.

Rick has a very direct style of quickly getting to the root of essential strategic issues. He asks penetrating questions and quickly distills new information to the business fundamentals that can be acted upon. The breadth of his experience means that he always has relevant war stories which help shed new light on tough issues.

Not only does Rick have a wealth of previous business experience, he also he keeps very current on technology trends and e-commerce in particular. Rick’s advice will be invaluable for e-commerce companies.

Hal Davis

President, CEO, Founder
BlueGill Technologies
935 Technology Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Hal@BlueGill.com
734-205-4112

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A shocking (literally hair-raising) story. We found this approach was the best. Even summiting at 10am we got hit by multiple electrical storm cells that arose with no warning and discharged into us right at summit! We ran and got sufficiently down before the discharges took the form of full lightning bolts.

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Based on a pneumatic principle by physicist Heron of Alexandria in AD 62, the Automatic Crystal Fountain combines beauty with captivating geyser-like fountain using no apparent motive power.

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El Diente – Climbing a hard Fourteener

El Diente – A Hard Mountain in the San Juan Range El Diente is not often climbed and indeed it has its challenges. We liked the south ridge approach from the Kilpacker trailhead. From that direction the view of El Diente is impressive and the Kilpacker Basin is a feast for the eyes.

Mt. Daly – the “one with the stripe”

Mt. Daly is on the other side of the saddle from Capitol Peak. It is one of the most visible mountains to those traveling between Aspen and Snowmass. While not a 14er, it is a named 13er with a fun Class 3 ridge-crest climb that is less frequently done. There is also not much written about the best way up, solved here in this story.