All articles from Adam Schmehl

Leveraging Post-Construction Inspections For Pole Attachments

Adam Schmehl September 24, 2019

With new funding flooding the industry and third-party attachers electing for one-touch make readyacross the country, pole owners have less time and ...

Katapult Pro - Why The People Matter

Adam Schmehl September 24, 2019

In our line of work, we care a lot about poles and need lots of data to make sound engineering decisions about them. Whether it's a new attachment ...

Katapult Pro - Why The People Matter

Adam Schmehl September 24, 2019

In our line of work, we care a lot about poles and need lots of data to make sound engineering decisions about them. Whether it's a new attachment ...

Escaping The Cycle Of Negative Margin

Adam Schmehl September 02, 2019

Any team, project, or process with negative margin doesn't tend to get better. Instead, people expend all their energy just trying to keep up, make ...

Bid Strategies For The OSP Industry

Adam Schmehl August 05, 2019

It's a great time to be in business! There's so much work going around, whether it's large-scale fiber builds, utility audits, equipment inventories, ...

Cost Of Data Driven Living (2019)

Adam Schmehl July 25, 2019

We live in a world driven by data. First thing in the morning, many of us check the weather, our email, social media, and the news. Many of us use ...

Using Feedback To Grow Teams Fast

Adam Schmehl July 17, 2019

This blog post is a piece of Katapult history, but it's not the most up-to-date reference on our software and services. For more information about ...

Writing Great Software For Niche Industries

Adam Schmehl June 28, 2019

There's no doubt that it's a great time to be in the telecom industry. Between 5G, rural broadband initiatives, gigabit internet speeds, and the ...

Understanding Attacher Concerns Regarding Pole Attachments

Adam Schmehl June 18, 2019

This article was written based on thoughts from and conversations with Justin Moffitt of Golden Field Services. His experience deploying fiber across ...

Understanding Pole Owner Concerns Regarding Pole Attachments

Adam Schmehl June 13, 2019

Over the past few years, I've noticed a certain pattern in the discussions I have about the pole attachments process. Most attachers feel like the ...

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