Monday, November 12, 2007

Tour de Cafe

I write this from the third cafe I've visited today...
Working from home has truly run it's course. It's just impossible to be productive while in your domain of comfort. So, I've spent the day alternating between different java retailers to stay productive. It helps that all of these locations must offer free Wi-Fi to stay competitive in the market. Now here I sit watching the sun fade and working away at an updated outline of our company website.

If I can offer advice (even rookies have some), it would be to frequently change your environment when exercising your entrepreneurial spirit. Different surroundings mean extra inspiration, a feeling of being amongst people that you don't get in small business and the caffeine to keep you motivated during the course of the long days that you're sure to work. Just be careful not to spend your company budget at these places. I'm up to $15 today.

As for our venture, things are moving along nicely. The focus has narrowed to getting our website up and running as soon as possible. The site overview I'm piecing together will serve as a blueprint for a hired programmer to build from. Hopefully working with a programmer that is a friend of my business partner doesn't hurt the quality of the site or timeline for getting it online.

At this point such a relationship offers us a discounted rate we can't refuse and reminds me that in entrepreneurship you need your network more than ever to survive. In fact, you can't expand that network quick enough. Maybe the person drinking a medium latte across from me is our next client? I'd never have the opportunity to find out if I were working from home.

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