Am I complaining? Well, not really, it’s just exhausting and wears on you very fast. Trying to stay mentally sharp while staring at a computer screen for 10+ hours can be rough. Sitting on a computer all day always seems like easy work from the outside looking in, but talking from the inside out…..the shit is not easy. I promise you that.

But then comes times like to today that make working at my job all worth it. So back in December they started construction on this media room right next to the lobby. So in this media room, there is a ridiculous amount of gadgets: two 60″ HDTVs, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, amazing sound system, Tivo, DirectTv, sweet computer, and a wall full of the latest gadgets. Basically, this is my dream living room.

Today it was all done, and they had a little announcement about it. And we’re not talking an email announcement. The company president had a bunch of people in the lobby and broadcasted it over the net for company people. In addition, they had a big table top full of beverages. We’re talking all kinds of beer, wine, and other non-alcoholic drinks that were free for taking to “celebrate” this event.

So basically, me and some co-workers spent about two hours throwing back some cold juices and playing with gadgets and video games on a system that I can only dream of at this point. I immediately forgot about the long hours worked in the past week (which was waaaay less than some other guys on the team) and just continued being proud of working for such a cool company.

Peace

So first off, I’ve been talking alot in the past few months about this business that I’m starting with a few colleagues from State. Well that is now a reality, and as of last week our website is live, and we are open for business. I was going to do a Sound Session about it with Andrew as a guest, but it didn’t work out, so I’ll just write about it. I was in East Lansing this weekend to go over some marketing stuff, and set up an ad campaign in Google, which is alot harder than it seems.

So I guess some details would be nice huh? Well first and foremost, the name that we decided on for the company was Tridea. At first the concept of the name was for three guys with one idea, that idea being design. But when playing around with that name and thinking through what we want to be about (identity), that concept changed to running to company with three core values: creativity, simplicity, and communication. That is how we plan on operating our business, from the work we do, to handling clients, etc.

The logo process might have been the hardest thing to do. It took us a very long time, but we came to a solution. Tyler was the man behind the concept, and damn it’s good. The minute he showed it to me, I knew that we had found our mark. It was a good feeling.

We’ve gotten some good feedback on our site and design, and we couldn’t be more excited that the hard work that we’ve put in since August 1st has finally paid off, and we can show it now. I’m expecting a big year for us, and I’ve set some goals for the company that I am confident that we can accomplish.

So each of us have our roles. I’m the CEO, which sounds weird, so I’ll be running the company overall and keeping everyone motivated. Andrew (CFO) will handle all of the finances, and Tyler (CIO) being the one handling information flow throughout the company. We are each very fit for our roles. I think this will be a huge learning experience for us all, and I am looking forward to working with them from here on out.

We have been running a blog for some time too, which we will continue to do. The writing on that site is aimed directly at people that are interested in what we do. So we try to make sure that the writing and terminology isn’t over the head of that might read it.

So those are the details! I think not blogging for the past week here has just been justified, and it was for good reason. So there you go, I think I covered everything that I wanted to, and if there’s anything I didn’t mention that you want to know, just ask. And if you know anyone that might be interested in the services of Tridea, send them our way!

Peace

I envy your momentum.

Earlier this week I emailed this graphic designer that I worked with at MSU to keep in touch, and I told him about my new gig. That quote above was one of the things that he had wrote. It kind of made me open my eyes a little, about the momentum part. I really am gaining momentum. Lately, things have just been working for me. I’ve been making some good moves with my career, and with this job I just got, I’ve just felt really positive about it and this week has been going really well so far. At the same time, things are going extremely fast too.

I’m ready to knock out any kind of work that they want to throw at me, and it feels pretty good. The actual definition of “momentum” reads as follows…

force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events

You can connect the dots. But as for my analogy above, and momentum preparing you for something, what does that mean with me? Who knows, but I am trying to keep this momentum going.

peace