I’ve had this on my todo list for quite a while, but finally I have changed my blog’s theme (the cat just wasn’t doing it for me) and separated my locost build log into its very own wordpress instance. You can find it here. Personal and work-related posts will get their own separate blogs as well. Copies of previous posts will remain on this blog so as not to break permalinks, but for current posts on the matter check personal and work. My plan is for this blog to focus on exactly what the title says: topics pertaining to entrepreneurship, technology, and zen. That’s pretty broad of course, so let me explain a bit.
Entrepreneurship
I have been interested in creating a company and working for myself as long as I can remember. In fact, my dad related a story to me recently (which I vaguely remembered after he mentioned it) in which I was twelve years old or so, and informed him one day that I didn’t need to go to college since I was going to be the next Bill Gates. Apparently I was very matter of fact when I made this statement.. My dad of course had to try and explain why college was important without discouraging me from my lofty (to say the least!) aspirations. He did a pretty good job I’d say, as I’m nearing completion of my undergrad degree right now and yet I still aim for something similar to what I aimed for a decade ago.
As school draws nearer to completion, I have begun ramping up my entrepreneurial efforts and education. I now follow several blogs on the matter, attend local events pertaining to startups pretty frequently, and am even working on the early stages of a startup. I will use this blog to discuss my thoughts/frustrations/comments on my experience as a young entrepreneur.
Technology
I like technology. A lot. I built my first computer when I was thirteen and began creating websites, programming, and running unix on both my desktop and server around the same time. Before my fourteenth birthday I had my own domain, my own cgi-enabled website, hosted on my own server running FreeBSD, my own DNS server, my own IRC server, my own starcraft server even and several other things. Fast forward almost ten years; I’m completing my degree in computer science at Georgia Tech, I follow a number of tech news blogs and try to play around with as many different new platforms and technologies as possible. So yes, this blog will discuss “tech” stuff some.
Zen
Last but certainly not least is Zen. I use this word because the school of Buddhism by this name de-emphasizes theoretical knowledge in favor of direct, experiential realization. It also focuses on attaining enlightenment, which to me means a constant state of higher-than-usual happiness, awareness, and togetherness. I’m constantly on the look out for ways to improve my habits, methods, and attitudes.. I want to achieve great things while maintaining my calmness, my composure, and most importantly my sanity.
Where From Here?
In the past I’ve been fairly inconsistent with maintaining a blog. I’m pretty busy these days, but for starters I’m going to set a goal of blogging at least twice a week. That isn’t very much, admittedly, but its a reasonable goal to set for myself in the beginning. Hopefully I’ll manage to ramp that up a bit over time, but for now that’s what I’ll shoot for.