I need some sort of proxy these days to get everything done that I want to do. I’m working full time on outside.in, and I certainly don’t want to stop that - it’s getting more interesting by the day. But I also have two other ideas currently that I would love to get off the ground as well. And I can’t quite accept that I’m going to have to sit on these ideas, and any other ideas that pop up, for as long as I continue to work on outside.in.

And if you figure that a traditional full startup cycle is five years, that means I’ve got four more startups in me, max, before I’m too old to be anything other than a board member. I want to contribute way more than that.

And yet, my current position takes up all of my time. So what’s the solution? Simple, I need a proxy, someone I can authorize to act on my behalf on projects in my absence, with proper guidelines.

Will I get it? And will I make that work? I believe I will. Amanda once told me I should have business cards made up that said “John Geraci: cake-haver, cake-eater” because I always manage to have my cake and eat it too. And indeed I do.

So - let the hunt for the Proxy Me begin!

Posted on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008. Filed under Random.
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