I cannot wait to graduate!
I am tired of homework. I am tired of class breaking my work rhythm. I am tired of working on assignments that have nothing to do with any of my current ventures. I am tired of teachers who won’t look at the bigger picture and let me apply my current ventures to our course topics.
I am ready to graduate. I am ready to get married! I am ready to work full-time on TeacherHubs and another start-up I can’t really talk about at the moment. I am ready to move out of my crappy old house and move somewhere nice, hopefully Boulder working at TechStars (fingers crossed).
I have had these feelings for quite a while now, but they really kicked in beginning with the FOWD conference in New York City in November. I have seen how close I really am to having my own web start-up. I read the blogs of successful entrepreneurs and investors, such as Mark Cuban and the crew at Colorado Startups. At FOWD, Jon (one of my roommates) and I met some awesome guys from Boulder, CO who founded SocialThing! (they are doing some really cool things, head over there to sign up for their private beta). They were one of the companies to benefit from the TechStars program. After attending ACU’s Leadership Summit, Jon, Jordan (a fellow business partner), and I were able to hang out with the SocialThing! guys for a few days. They showed us around the Bunker and introduced us to some really cool people, notably the guys from Villij. Visiting Boulder blew my small-minded outlook that location is irrelevant these days because of the internet. The networking possibilities were infinite. Whether or not our company gets selected by TechStars, Boulder is at the top of my list for where I want to live come May 10th.
I’m sure it seems apparent, but all of this excites me! I want it all, and I want it now. I have to continually remember to slow down. Keep a forward-looking vision, but complete the job that is at hand today. It is going to be a crazy semester. I am headed to San Jose, CA to SugarCon next week for my job that pays the bills at Milsoft. Jon and I will be attending the FOWD conference in Miami towards the end of February. Jon and I (and hopefully Jordan) will be driving (yes, driving. to save a few badly needed bucks) back to Boulder for TechStars for a day. Shortly after that, we are trying to head down to Austin, TX for SXSW to support SocialThing!’s official launch.
It will be an awesome semester, minus the whole school part…
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