Form: Short Note

I LOVE MY COMPANY AND MY ‘GUYS’.

They are making the most amazing product. At least, to me it’s amazing. Sure, it’ll be a version one. WIth a scope this large it’ll obviously miss a few niche things. But the breadth of what we’re doing is just amazing. Everyone else has a ‘feature’ not a ‘product’ by comparison. And it’s just so fun to work on something that you WANT to use to run your business. And to do it better than everyone else does. And to KNOW it’s better than what everyone else does. It’s fulfilling. Rewarding.

I’m probably crazy about it. And acting like an indulgent parent. But that’s OK. It’s really fun.

I never built an accounting system before. I’ve always wanted to. I’ve wanted a system that gave me the information that I needed and not what I didn’t. Something that places higher priority on the management information necessary to run the business than financial accounting systems do. But underneath all the project management and resourcing stuff, it’s a couple of pretty basic ledgers and a general journal and a chart of accounts. You just can’t see or feel them. They’re invisible except to the external financial accounting system. The user has no idea.

And, to top it off, Denis came up with a FREAKING BRILLIANT idea today. Kirill implemented it. Its… awesome. Brick by brick this thing starts to take shape. Everything is just a bit better than what everyone else does. Sometimes a lot better.

Running a big company involves a lot of money and politics. Worse, the delay between action and results is painfully long. There are very few positive feedback loops. A big company is not satisfying. It’s just not as fun as running a ‘tribe’. And I’m really happy with my tribe. 🙂

Hugs.