Yesterday someone told me that in order to be successful in a startup, you have to have a combination of unalterable driven direction mixed with paranoia. Added to this, you need to be motivated by commercial successes (and thus profit).

I like thinking about how people use technology to make themselves happier. While i’m completely OCD about money issues, i’m rarely driven to mark my successes as such.

Four years ago, i was asked when i would start my startup; the same question was posed to me today. In both situations, my gut still believes that i could never actually be successful at starting a startup. Of course, when asked what i imagine my role to be in the corporate world, i can only really come up with “muse.” I really like toiling with ideas, making others see the fascination in them; this is why i like teaching, although i’m starting to also wonder if this is the kind of capability that has strength in other domains.

I really hate that bi-annual contemplation about what i’m going to do when i grow up, but i seem to do it anyhow. Must think Peter Pan. Will never grow up.