Mike Smayda
Founder & CEO, FortastraWhat’s The Coolest Project You’ve Owned?
I've had the pleasure and honor of working on a lot of cool things. It's like choosing one of your children.
I’d say building a company. It comes with a host of underappreciated engineering problems. In my case, at least, you have to design an organization that could align engineers, investors, customers, and the U.S. government. The challenge of creating a culture where people are having the right discussions at the right time when you’re working on the highest value pieces of the technical puzzle is tremendously fun and enjoyable.