Why the name "Nora Foundry"?

Nora Avenue in Glenview, Illinois is the street where I grew up with my mom, dad, and brother.

It's where I used to write BASIC applications on an Apple IIe in grade school. That magic of the program working is still a hook for me.

It's where I spent long summer evenings and winter afternoons shooting hoops until dark, imagining the final shot in my grade school's OLPH "Roundball Classic".

It's where I hit plastic wiffle balls over the house and pictured winning a state championship in golf, something that eventually happened years later at the IHSA State Championship.

It's where a group of neighborhood kids rode bikes all day, played kick-the-can, and chased fly balls in the street in games of "500", competing, building friendships, and memories that still shape how I think today.

Most of all, it's where I learned the values that shaped how I approach life and work today: curiosity, persistence, determination, and the quiet belief that if you keep practicing and working at the problem long enough, you'll eventually find the right way through it.

In many ways, the mindset is the same: imagine the outcome, practice the fundamentals, and keep refining and improving the system.

Nora Foundry is named after that street, where determination, values, and a positive outlook on life took root.