I’m going to try and keep this post short and sweet. This was a big weekend for me. I attended a workshop on a fundamentally different (and I think better) way to make decisions in a professional environment and run an organization. In the weeks and months to come I’ll talk more about that workshop and what brought me to attend it. But for now, I have more important things to do.
I have decided that when I strip out all of the ego and perceptions of personal needs and wants that there is one thing at the core of my being that is dying to get more attention. It is the idea that there has got to be a better way to run a for-profit software company. That there has got to be a better way to work, provide a service, and make money than what exists in much of the world today.
To that end, I’ve decided to start my own software company. There will be many challenges ahead for me in that endeavor, not the least of which are that I currently have no capital, will have to continue to work my full-time job and have no co-founders or partners.
In the days to come I’ll be beginning to try and solve some of these problems.
May 19, 2008 at 08:28
Good luck! 1 year in to new software dev with slightly older company.
Hard and fun. Well worth every minute.
Please let me know when you discover the secret sauce. Could always use more of that.
May 19, 2008 at 09:15
AWESOME. I <3 it when people do these things. I’ll subscribe to your blog to try to keep more in touch (rather than twitter). No worries if highs and lows keep you away. You do what you feel you need to do. Anyway best wishes to you and your family, this project and the many forms it will take.
May 19, 2008 at 12:32
Don’t rule out the idea of getting capital. The Y Combinator application period for this summer has already passed, but there are lots of sources of capital for people who have good ideas.
May 20, 2008 at 11:05
Hey Frank,
If there is anything I can help you with, please let me know. I am a big fan of the master mind principle.
We just moved to Bechtelsville, so maybe we can hook up in the coming weeks to discuss your venture.
Adam Donkus
May 22, 2008 at 19:28
I’d join you, but I’m a mechanical engineer. Good luck though!