Initial Thoughts

Well... It's late in the evening on "Last Day of Work Eve." Tomorrow (technically, later today now) will be my final day suckling at the coporate teet (for a little while at least). My business partner and I have spent the last few months developing an idea for a consumer software application that we are going to build and try to market commercially, and I have decided to take the plunge into full-time independent development. We are self-funded (i.e., NOT funded), but I view this is a trade-off. I'm giving up a full-time salary and benefits in exchange for the removal of a massive thumb from the back of my neck (it feels better already :). Of course, there will be other perks: I'm most looking forward to the new dress code I'll have.

Will it be worth it in the long run? Check back occasionally and see how things go. I hope to use this blog as a means of documenting the trials and tribulations of developing a commercial software application (and if all goes well, ultimately a software company) from scratch. At the moment, we are pretty confident in our technical abilities and in our product's vision (more on this in future posts), but beyond that, we aren't quite sure what to expect. Regardless of how things end up, it will hopefully be an interesting ride and we would love it if you decide to share that ride with us.