OK so calling this the “official” blog might be a stretch. I’m not exactly famous (yet). However, this blog is the tool where I intend to post updates on me, my work (Microsoft), my industry, and more importantly my business . Not much there to see right now but it will be growing soon. So a little about me: I am currently 36 years old and live in Kirkland, WA. I moved up here to work for Microsoft although I grew up here most of my life. Was living in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years prior to moving up here. I work at Microsoft as the leader of the US Business Analysis team for MSFT Advertising. I have to keep details of my work brief due to security policies etc.
In my career I have worked at Yahoo, LATimes.com, Kelley Blue Book, and a few others. I have work in Search Marketing operations, finance, you name it and have also done extensive work in Business Intelligence and Web Analytics.
However, ultimately the one conclusion I have come to in all this time is that I am just not someone who is built to work for other people. That is not to say I don’t work hard or have focus but I have a tendency to have a short runway of patience when it comes to bad decisions. And lets face it, big corporations make them all the time. I am better suited to work for myself and I intent to use this blog to chronicle that work as well as of course personal updates etc.
Speaking of, my wife Jenny and I have an 8 month old girl named Lorelei who is a ton of fun but can also be a handful. Check her out:
Idn’t she cute?
Stay tuned for more updates as I press on with my new endeavor and move on through life.
As for now I am placing a stake in the ground. My goal: Stop working for others and be a full-fledged entrepreneur within 4 years. IOW, before I hit 40. Follow along and see if I can do it.
DG
I want to start blogging too, what do you think, which blog cms is good for beginner?