What Comes Next http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com perspectives from the line between technology and business Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:03:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 en New Year’s Resolutions http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/12/31/new-years-resolutions/ http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/12/31/new-years-resolutions/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:59:36 +0000 David Brussin Uncategorized http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/12/31/new-years-resolutions/ I’ve never gotten very into new year’s resolutions, but since I’m working on a few things and it happens to be December 31st, I’ll take my inspiration from Josh and call them “resolutions.”

  1. Keep my home office organized

    2. This one is tough for me… Ever since college I’ve used the “pile” method of filing, and can typically find anything I’m looking for within a few seconds (of course, the occasional item requires a search party). I’ve made the shift at work, and my desk at the office has been uncharacteristically tidy for a year now. Today, I managed to get the home office close - a little more time tomorrow and it will be in good shape. Keeping it that way, of course, is the resolution.

  2. Adopt a new system for personal time management

    3. I haven’t even read the book yet (its been on my shelf for a couple of years… how sad is that?), but at this point I need a better todo list tool, let alone time management tool, so it seems to be a good time to try out the GTD approach. I’m leaning toward OmniFocus, a new app from the company behind OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle. I’ve downloaded the pre-release version and will post my thoughts once I’ve used it for a while.

  3. Blog more frequently

    4. This one is obvious - I posted frequently for the first half of 2007, and then all but disappeared. I want to blog more, and my final resolution is to do so.

Happy New Year!

]]> http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/12/31/new-years-resolutions/feed/ Time to get to work http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/01/20/time-to-get-to-work/ http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/01/20/time-to-get-to-work/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:43:14 +0000 David Brussin Uncategorized http://whatcomesnext.brussin.com/2007/01/20/time-to-get-to-work/ One year ago today, I left my job to spend some long overdue time with my wonderful wife and daughter, and to recharge after quite a few years running at “startup speed.”

When I stopped going into an office every day, I didn’t know how long it would be before I shifted from recharging and research to a dedicated search for my next venture. As it turns out, the shift has happened over the last few weeks, and I’m diving into that process.

One of the first steps I’m taking is kicking off this blog, where I hope to reflect on experiences and lessons learned, explore the process of finding my next company, and hopefully carry on from there with the ever-present ‘what comes next’ in the life of a company, an entrepreneur, an investor, and a technologist.

Another reason I’ve decided to blog is that I’ve ostensibly been out of the corporate world lately, but during this time I have come to feel more connected than ever to the world of technology startups, emerging technology, and venture capital. I quickly realized that I had my daily dose of blog reading to thank; the discussion happening in the blogging world has, for me, changed what it means to be in touch.

I’m looking forward to going from reader to participant in the discussion.

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