This week I find myself looking back at the road. I have a(nother) child graduating high school in just over a month. The path to here has had many twists, turns, and bumps. Looking closer, though, a lot of the twists were more like lovely twirls where you find that you’re smiling when you stop spinning. A lot of the bumps were the kind that made you feel weightless and gave you a sort of exhilaration. Things are different when looking back.
I’ve also been reflecting on Good Enough’s path. The map we laid out at the beginning of the company was the sort of thing that you might draw in pencil on the back of a napkin. Nothing prescribed and nothing set in stone, but we had ideas, guesses, hopes, and dreams. Since then we have walked down the expected road at times, and we’ve also taken many forks along the way.
I think I’ve sufficiently tortured the metaphor.
As is usually the case, when I sit in a reflective mode I get thankful. Thankful for the opportunity to work the way I’m working. Thankful to have built so many interesting projects with a team of friends. Thankful to have been part of a beautiful human’s journey from childhood to adulthood.
And now I’m excited to see what comes next!
—Barry
The past week has been one of a lot of writing, along with a lot of doing of things. Check it:
Jelly now has quoted replies!
Guided walkthroughs were added to Jelly to help new users get the hang of things
You can now sign up for, and log in to, Jelly directly with your Google account
Pika added a reply by email feature
Barry threw together a little utility to help make email headers more readable
James shared how the London Ruby Users Group is using Jelly very effectively
Barry wrote something that may seem obvious until you realize a lot of small businesses are doing it wrong: You Need Customers to Succeed in Small Business
Oh, yes, and we’ve got another Meet the Team blog post for you. Hello, James!
Welcome to linkland, home of the links:
Two of Lettini’s favorite things have united for one live podcast
Maybe having stunted man-children at the levers of capitalism/the world isn’t the best idea?
Barry almost put down a $50, no-strings preorder for the Slate truck, but the second bullet point above made him hesitate
Take a seat right there
Consider not to forget
What you remember
—Barry
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