If you ask to me how the U.S became so powerful, I would say collective effort of individuals like Mr. Beck. As I stay in the US longer, I see how resilient an average American is and Mr. Beck might be 10 times more than an average American. He is a smart, determined, independent, hardworking, and driven character. He was trained as an electrical engineer in mid west, moved to California in 60s, worked in semiconductor industry for long years designing chips and started his own chip design company, developed and patented multiple technological devices in ag-tech, founded and sold other companies. He is full of stories, experiences and life lessons.
He actually has a personal website where he shares his personal notes, memories and opinions
I met him during our Christmas tree shopping trip around Santa Cruz Mountains. He was the owner of the Patchen Christmas Tree Farm. I asked him if I can fly my drone around their farm, he said yes and I even made them a promo video using my drone.
After seeing that video Mr. Beck opened his idea of making a documentary about where he lives and asked if I can help him with it. I said “I never made a long format film before but I am sure we can make something acceptable”. We worked together for a while and below is the very first draft, we worked on the only first 10 minutes.
After I told Mr. Beck that I am an entrepreneur and working on my own startup, he asked so many great questions about what AI is and how it works. And told the story about how he founded and sold an electronics company in 90s. Below is the story to that company.