If you haven't already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. George Anderson, Founder and CEO of Ninth Wave, offers another case study for our very popular Bootstrapping Using Services track. Sramana Mitra: Let's start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have? George Anderson: I was born in Long Island. I found myself in technology by accident. My first job was through a referral from my family. My father sent me for an interview. I got a job working for an analytical laboratory in New Jersey. I learned a lot working closely with the President of that company. He took a liking to me and gave me a lot of opportunities. One of those opportunities was in computing. He approached me one day and said, "I would like you to implement word processes for the office." I looked around and said to myself, "Well, there's nobody else here in