On with the show
Well, that didn’t work out as hoped, but unfortunately it did work out as expected.
I was legitimately excited by the opportunity and potential for open source and open collaboration in the digital agriculture space. I still am, to be honest. Not only is it good for humanity, there are a lot of fantasticly strong business strategies that it could enable.
So when I noted some red flags during the interview process, that opportunity and potential were great enough that I made the informed choice to move forward with the job anyway. There were still far more unknowns than knowns and it was possible (and maybe even likely) that the red flags would turn out to be false alarms.
As you’ve already figured out, that wasn’t the case. First the CEO and other execs were shown the door in December, then the interim leadership made a number of large organisational changes. These changes included cutting a very significant percentage of total headcount, myself included. It’s little comfort knowing that I was in good company when the company laid me off in April, but little is better than none. At least it wasn’t personal.
In the past two months I’ve caught up on sleep, made my yearly pilgrimage to Montreal, hosted guests, and done a little work for the fantastic folks at Open Robotics. I’m feeling much better following my months at Semios and can once again turn my mind to all things strategy, operations, business, and open source.
I’m considering my options for what to do next and having conversations with folks to clarify that direction. Will I remain in the corporate world, or is it finally time for me to dedicate myself fully to the nonprofit space? Do I stay with open source or will I apply my experience and strategic skills more broadly?
I’m figuring out the answers to these and other questions. If you’d like to be a part of those conversations—or if you’d just like to catch up or say howdy—drop me a line. I’d welcome the chance to chat.
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