People’s Software Company

So Demo Day was great, more on that in the next post. This one is about the acute homing instinct that–despite many very tempting reasons to stay longer in boulder–from great new friends to dgcohen’s post Investor Day BBQ to tubing and finally having more fun with my fellow TechStars08 people who were staying around–and led me to pack my car, snap my dog into the backseat (doggie seatbelt), throw the clothes in the trunk (with the 2 gallons of water and the desert survival gear) and hit the road to California. I love Boulder, but it just ain’t home, and the lure of the Bay area–after three months away–was just too strong.

So, it was me and my GPS and Route 70, and then Route 80. Went from Boulder to Wendover UT the first night, so tired I went out for a sandwich and came back trying to get into a room in the wrong motel. Next day, Wendover right to Napa, Ca where I am crashing with a friend for a bit (gave up my apt to go to Colorado, next play ready mid September).

Playing music on an open road when your GPS sais “Turn right in 500 miles” is a great way to get thinking done. And I did. I thought about TechStars, and about Peoples Software and about my speech at Investor Day (which I kept reciting over and over, like a calming Zen koan). I thought about all the things we accomplished, and the long list of things I wished we’d been able to do before Investor Day and especially, and most of all, all the things we have to do next, next probably being defined as this Sunday night or Monday.

After two days of driving (and a brief sleep Thursday night), I made it to my friend’s house and have spent today mega local, noodling on my computer, chatting with Lisa who still has 600+ miles to go (she got a later start), and just enjoying being in one place.