I guess this a little late but here it goes anyway:
Wish you a happy and prosperous new year.
I Screwed Up:
Regardless of what the blog counter says I wasn't sure if any one is reading my blog and was glad when an Anonymous asked how is it going. It is going great and for a long while I was depressed and frustrated. I still am but I am doing something about it now. I wasn't a while ago.
A brief outline on what happened, the current state and future plans.
December was the month when we started full-fledged sales activity and once the sales started we are way off the mark. Nandan left Cressida in December due to personal reasons and I realised I can't turn it around on my own. We needed to downsize and I didn't face upto it for quite some time. I was in a deep funk and wasn't doing anything. I am slowly acting on this now and we'll be 2/3 people working once it is fixed. End of next week is ETA.
Future Plans:
1. Can I do it? This screw up has corroded my self-belief and I need to answer this question. Well, let me figure this out. I already don't like some of points it brings up.
2. CAT Coaching: I have signed up with IMS to be a Quant/DI Teacher. This would help me earn my living instead of living on the money inherited from my previous job. It will also help me understand the business. If you remember my list of ideas, the second one was CAT Coaching.
3. Going back to job: I have not ruled this out but I guess if I do go back to a job that would be when I tell myself : "Ok, I don't think I can do it. I give up"
4. Looking for (a) partner(s): Did you read Joel's article : "Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality - Joel on Software"? If you haven't, do. It's a good one. He lists a few donts for starting up. Here are a couple: "Number 2: Don't start by yourself" and "Number 3: Don't expect much at first". I guess I have flouted both and now I could fix Number 3 and I would like to fix Number 2. Probably I should say who I am looking for and who could look for me but that probably could go in another post.
5. I need to write a letter to my prospective investors explaining the same in more detail.
Thats all for now.
10 comments:
looks like you are clear about how things stand now.
wish you the best whatever you decide to do!
Hey RK - like I mentioned earlier, keep using your internal compass to guide your journey. You'll falter now and then, but you'll make it. Pause briefly and pat your back for me - it takes courage to be where you are!
All the best.
Hi Brother,
I have been reading your blog now and then but never knew what I could comment on as I dont have good idea about your business. But I do know you will and can do it better. Dont get tensed up, thats all I can say as of now. All the best, keep cool. I beleive, you have lots of time to get things done.
Love,
Sony.
Success comes on by standing on the
shoulders of the failures.
All The Best. We all believe that ya can make it.
Hi RK!
Well, one doesnt start a business in one day! You are smart, you are young, you have ambition... Keep it up! I believe in you.
Elise... Who is wondering if you are still alive. No news for so long!
The question is not "Can I do it?", it is "How can I do it?"
Every failure is but a stepping stone to success. Maybe you need to sit down and figure out why it didn't work the way you expected it to. Does the need that you are trying to fulfill really exists? If yes, are you targetting the right clients? Are the clients willing to pay for what you have to offer? What scale do you need to start off with? Would VC funding help?
The answers don't lie in a text book or even a case study. The comment is coming quite late and I know you would be back on track by now. Wish you good luck, RK. I would want to be an investor in your firm once I have the money.
Whats up with you RK ? I cant reach you by mail / cell ? Do let me know what you are upto and give me a call sometime
KRK,
You live; you learn. Don't worry about it.
It's better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
What is happening with you now? I haven't heard from you in a bit. Will try to call you.
cheers
-a.a
Hey man how lucky you are that ...you are satisfied with life at such a tender age....
all the best for your future....
Dude.. I have been trying to call you, the phone keeps ringing to no avail.
Please give me a buzz.. or send me a mail to gmail.
cheers
-a.a
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