Come for the Ride!

Whether you go nuts for New Years or could care less about New York starting every year by dropping the ball, the one thing you can’t avoid as a blog reader is to see multiple blogs doing their year in review or predictions for next year around this time.

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10 years ago if you had asked, “If you could only use one word to describe yourself, what would it be?” I would have said, “perfectionist.” Granted, whether I was one or not was debatable. However, if I only had one word and I was trying to sell myself, why not be perfect?

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This video of the Keynote from Nokia World 2007 was passed to me by a fellow entrepreneur here in Atlanta.  It notes some interesting innovations in thinking and changes in the economy when certain commodities are given away as freebies.

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For a startup, the runway can best be described as the cash flow you have to keep operations afloat. The use of the airplane runway paints a vivid picture because once you reach the end, you are forced to either take flight or crash and burn. Unfortunately for most startups, they usually result in the latter. However, choosing the right plane and having a clear flight plan may help you avoid tragedy.

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Working from a coffee shop… or watching the dogs play while it’s still light out and blogging from an iPhone… These are some of the things I wanted to try while I found myself some some free time. As some of my close friends know, last week I was discharged from my day job on the claim that I had violated the company’s confidential information agreement. While I can confidently say that I didn’t break the rules while I was employed, I can see why my day job would assume I did, and why it was necessary to pre-release me given the limited facts and the eventual outcome. In the business world, employees are replaceable, large clients; not so much.

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