Summer Vacation 2008!
The news is out! As of the end of today, I am no longer the Chief Technology Officer of EllisLab, Inc.
There is a great deal that could be said about my decision to leave. Countless thoughts and internal debates took place before I made the final decision and informed Rick. Right now, I do not want to focus on that decision. The simple fact is that it was time for me to leave. When I thought about what I possibly wanted to do with my life and where I wanted to be for the next few years, working for EllisLab was no longer at the top of my list. Not an easy decision, but there is a strong sensation of being let free. Granted, I might be free falling or blown wildly about, but there is a chance for new, exciting things to happen.
For those who knew beforehand that I was leaving, the most common question is what I intend to do next. Not so oddly, they asked if I intended to start my own company and continue building software. A fair question. Others, knowing my love of outdoors, expect me to change paths and become the full fledged mountain man so ingrained in my nature.
The truth is that I have no clue. Right now, I have three things firmly planned for the rest of my life and not a single one of them involves work. I intend to spend time with Kathryn, see Iron Man, and go to Christian's wedding. Everything else is up in the air. Completely.
Of course, I do have ideas and a couple months ago I put things in place to play around with a couple of those ideas, so we shall see which ones I choose and where they go. But, I have enough money to take many months off from work and I hope to find something worth doing again. Besides, who would not love to have a Summer Vacation in the Pacific Northwest?
There is a great deal that could be said about my decision to leave. Countless thoughts and internal debates took place before I made the final decision and informed Rick. Right now, I do not want to focus on that decision. The simple fact is that it was time for me to leave. When I thought about what I possibly wanted to do with my life and where I wanted to be for the next few years, working for EllisLab was no longer at the top of my list. Not an easy decision, but there is a strong sensation of being let free. Granted, I might be free falling or blown wildly about, but there is a chance for new, exciting things to happen.
For those who knew beforehand that I was leaving, the most common question is what I intend to do next. Not so oddly, they asked if I intended to start my own company and continue building software. A fair question. Others, knowing my love of outdoors, expect me to change paths and become the full fledged mountain man so ingrained in my nature.
The truth is that I have no clue. Right now, I have three things firmly planned for the rest of my life and not a single one of them involves work. I intend to spend time with Kathryn, see Iron Man, and go to Christian's wedding. Everything else is up in the air. Completely.
Of course, I do have ideas and a couple months ago I put things in place to play around with a couple of those ideas, so we shall see which ones I choose and where they go. But, I have enough money to take many months off from work and I hope to find something worth doing again. Besides, who would not love to have a Summer Vacation in the Pacific Northwest?
– Posted: April 30, 2008, 04:37 pm