All articles from Adam Schmehl

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 ...

Katapult Pro Guide To Simplifying Pole Attachments Process

Adam Schmehl June 03, 2019

When it comes to the OSP/distribution industry, folks are generally concerned about two things: the safety and reliability of their electrical grid, ...

Katapult Archives: Ask Your Questions

Adam Schmehl April 12, 2019

This blog post is a piece of Katapult history and represents our culture, but doesn't show our growth over the years nor is it the most up-to-date ...

Pole Attachment Experts

Adam Schmehl April 12, 2019

Here at Katapult Engineering, we've been engineering data from telephone and utility poles for nearly 30 years. At the beginning, we operated mostly ...

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