My name is Charlie. I am building Orchard.

I am originally from Virginia, where I graduated high school. I travel a lot as part of my work, and I spend my time in and around SF, Seattle, Central WA, and all throughout California.

This is my Twitter, I am most active here.

This is my Linkedin, I am rarely active here.

Some core values:

1. Don’t do tomorrow what can be done today.
2. If you want to build something, and people tell you it is impossible, but you think through every possible reason why it might not work and determine that none of those challenges can’t be overcome, then there is no reason not to try building it.
3. Always keep moving.
4. Before making big commitments, ask yourself if you actually want the reward at the end of it. If so, put 110% of your energy into making it happen.
5. Play to win, not to not lose.

My favorite companies:

1. Orchard Robotics
2. Flock Safety (hardware-enabled software/OS)
3. Waymo (robotaxis)
4. Matic (home robots)
5. Skydio (autonomous drones)