First of all, let me apologise to you all dear readers for seemingly abandoning this blog. It has always been my intention to keep writing new articles, but this year has flown by and again we find ourselves on the eve of another year end. Where did 2008 go? How can it be December already?
Whilst I haven’t been able to write much, I have been extremely busy and productive! This blog has always been an outlet to describe my journey from being an Engineer to an Entrepreneur. Just because I haven’t been writing, doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy working towards my goal.
If you’re going to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk. So after years of procrastination and self doubt, I have decided to finally start living my dream and be an Entrepreneur.
Introducing Mobiusly
Mobiusly was registered on 3rd December 2008 with the Australian Securities and Investment Association as a fully fledged limited liability company. It represents my passion for creating great software to improve life and to help people do what they do better. Everything I do and every software I write will be governed by the company credo. Mobiusly will create things that:
- Get the job done: Always fulfill their intended purpose without exception or compromise.
- Make you look good: By allowing you to do amazing things with lasting effect.
- Are easy to learn and master: Thus allowing you to do things you couldn’t do before.
- Create quick and beautiful results: So that you get what you need when you need it.
- Work with you: By anticipating your needs and knowing your intent maybe before you do.
- You can really depend on: Because your life is precious and work is important.
Starting a new company these days mean you need to have an online presence. I’ve setup a website at www.mobiusly.com and have started another blog. If you’re interested in how I get on with Mobiusly, head over there to read about my journey, lessons learnt and product updates. You may of course get regular updates with your favourite feed reader.
Taking Action
I’ve talked about being an Entrepreneur for years with tips to accomplishing goals, staying focused and time management. Yet after 2 years, I still wasn’t any closer to being an Entrepreneur.
I don’t know if there is a single thing that finally triggered me into action. I do know that over this past year I realised (for various reasons) that life is precious and it is short so we shouldn’t waste it. If you’re unhappy and ever had dreams of doing something different, then you should act now! Don’t wait for the perfect moment. It will never come. If you’re unhappy in a relationship, try to figure it out or end it. If you’re unhappy at work (see Are you Happy Employee?), then change your job.
I can finally say I’m eating my own dog food. Here I am at last taking action and living my dream. What are you waiting for?
Renewing my commitment to this site
I look at my last post with mixed feelings. Whilst I’m really happy to accomplish a 6 year dream, I’m saddened by the fact that the post was dated 26th January 2008. I haven’t given this site the attention it deserves. I haven’t given you my readers the attention you deserve.
For that I apologise deeply.
Let me also announce then that I’ll also be rebooting this site, giving it new coat of paint and producing more awesome articles you have come to love and expect. It’ll be a challenge managing two blogs for sure (I have enough trouble with one already). But it feels good to be back writing. Let me take this opportunity to thank you all for your comments, emails, kind words and loyalty over this past year. Your words of encouragement truly make it all worthwhile. I hope you continue to stick around and I can earn your respect and readership again.
Stay tuned for more exciting things here and at Mobiusly.
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December 17th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Huzzah!
Welcome back! And congratulations!
December 17th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Hi Cathy,
Great to hear from you! I’m so happy to see that you’ve stuck around despite a year of inactivity from me. Many thanks! I won’t let you down again.
dave
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
[...] Some folks have emailed me asking how I’m funding Mobiusly and the products we are planning to launch in 2009. The answer is by bootstrapping. Here at Mobiusly, I’m funding the entire operation with no outsiders. Instead of raising finance from angels, venture capitalists, friends or family, I’ve decided to put my (and my wife’s) savings into it. It’s not because I couldn’t raise the money, it’s because I don’t want to raise the money. [...]
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Hi Dave,
Welcome back!! Hope you will write more after you long hiatus from blog.
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Hi Vaidya. It’s good to be back. Thanks for sticking around.
Things may be sporadic over the holiday season, but hopefully it won’t take me too long to settle into a routine.
February 20th, 2009 at 5:32 am
Hey Dave,
Nice to see you blog after a long long time, this post makes a logical reason for your disappearance
Do keep sharing your lessons from time to time and I am sure that it would be helpful to many many who are waiting to startup and are in pipeline.
All the very best for your new start !!!
-Himanshu Sheth
March 7th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
lol about time! I just found your blog today and enjoyed reading the articles a lot. However, I began to wonder if you were doing too much preparation before starting your own business. Basically convincing yourself that you had to get everything in place and correct before making the leap instead of going for the Ready Fire Aim approach. So I’m glad to see you’ve finally gone for it. Good luck.
April 11th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Hi Dave, I really like your website. Everytime I need a boost of motivation or I feel I’m lagging a bit in life I know I can find something to help me through your site.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Hi Himanshu, Jake and W –
Thanks for the great feedback. I’m working hard getting my startup going (it’s a lot more time consuming than I thought, but it’s getting there).
Thanks for sticking around. Another post is in the pipeline.
dave
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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