Yes, We’re Crazy
From many perspectives, it’s a dubious time for us to be starting a new business. Erin was in a great situation at Intuit–doing interesting work for a team and company that was willing to accommodate a part-time schedule. I had the best job of my career–working with a strong team and exciting technology at Biz360. We have two young babies, a sizable mortgage, and college funds that need, well, funding.
But in other ways, it’s the perfect time. There’s a market need that we think we can address (more on that later), we have some industry goodwill, and we aren’t getting any younger. Plus, thanks to excellent frameworks like Django and YUI, building applications requires a much smaller investment these days compared to even two or three years ago.
In the end, though, we really had no choice. Once we realized that the venture was a possibility, we couldn’t stop thinking about it. I couldn’t be more excited about it. There will be a lot of long hours ahead (there have already been plenty of long hours), and there is no guarantee of success, but I’m confident that the journey will be worthwhile regardless.
We’ll try to find time to jot down some thoughts and experiences here for the benefit of our families, colleagues, and any other interested observers. If you have any feedback, don’t hesitate to share that as well.
Posted by Jason 
31.Jan.07
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