I’m Starting a Company

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J'ai décidé de créer une entreprise. Eh oui. Sans donner trop de détails, je peux déjà vous dire qu'il ne s'agira pas principalement de consulting web (même si je ne renonce pas à mes activités professionnelles courantes) et que ce ne sera pas non plus une application web. Par contre, ce sera l'occasion de faire bon usage de mon réseau.

Un peu étrange pour moi, mais ce sera aussi la première fois dans ma vie que j'entreprends quelque chose dans le but avoué de gagner de l'argent. Bien entendu, ce ne sera pas aux dépens des produits/services/clients/utilisateurs/employés/collaborateurs/partenaires... Je reste qui je suis et j'ai des valeurs auxquelles je tiens ;-)

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If you follow me on Twitter, then you’ve certainly already heard the news: I’m starting a company. Now, though I’ve told a few people online and off what it was about (shhh), I’m not going to spill all the beans right now (have to keep you wondering for a bit, right?).

What I’ll say for the moment is the following:

  • I’m not “retiring” from any of what I’m doing now (I’m still for hire for my usual consulting/speaking/experiential-marketing/etc. stuff, though I might be a bit busier in the coming months, so plan ahead!)
  • my company’s main business will not be consulting, and it will not be a web app (that narrows it down, doesn’t it?)
  • strange as it may sound for me to say this, for the first time in my life I’m making a professional decision with the intent of earning money (though not at the expense of my products/services/users/clients/employees/partners, obviously)
  • I’m still thinking about a name (“Pink” stuff is out, unfortunately — that should give you a serious hint)
  • this will be a chance for me to put my network to good use (amongst other things, I intend to surround myself with great advisors/partners/collaborators).

I’m excited! Full of questions and ideas, but really excited :-)

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42 Responses to I’m Starting a Company

  1. deb schultz says:

    So exciting – yo go girl!

  2. nicolas d says:

    congratulations! good luck and I’m sure our ways will cross

  3. Imran Ali says:

    I’m really excited for you Steph – from what you’ve told me, it’ll be a lotta fun and pretty challenging too…gimme a shout if you need any help :)

  4. I already told what I think about it…I think it will be a success!

    I wish you the best Stephanie,

    Andrea

  5. Stephane LS says:

    Teasing teasing … ;-)

    Et pendant ce temps là, j’intègre des fonctionnalités de réseau anti-social dans KarmaOS ;-) http://makingof.karmaos.com/post/65

    L’avenir est au innovateurs !!!

  6. Fantastic Stephanie! congratulations. Perhaps by Lift you can tell us all about it? :)

  7. Lee says:

    Good luck Stephanie – I can’t believe after all our brainstorming in Berlin it will not have Pink in the name – how could you?! ;-)

  8. deb schultz says:

    So exciting – yo go girl!

  9. nicolas d says:

    congratulations! good luck and I'm sure our ways will cross

  10. Brian Solis says:

    Congrats and good luck! Let me know if you need anything…

    :)

  11. Imran Ali says:

    I'm really excited for you Steph – from what you've told me, it'll be a lotta fun and pretty challenging too…gimme a shout if you need any help :)

  12. I already told what I think about it…I think it will be a success!


    I wish you the best Stephanie,


    Andrea

  13. Stephane LS says:

    Teasing teasing … ;-)


    Et pendant ce temps là, j'intègre des fonctionnalités de réseau anti-social dans KarmaOS ;-)
    http://makingof.karmaos.com/post/65</p>

    L'avenir est au innovateurs !!!

  14. Fantastic Stephanie! congratulations. Perhaps by Lift you can tell us all about it? :)

  15. Lee says:

    Good luck Stephanie – I can't believe after all our brainstorming in Berlin it will not have Pink in the name – how could you?! ;-)

  16. Brian Solis says:

    Congrats and good luck! Let me know if you need anything…


    :)

  17. Thejesh GN says:

    Congrats and All the best.

  18. Thejesh GN says:

    Congrats and All the best.

  19. frederique says:

    Chouette! jte souhaite bonne chance et beaucoup de courage!

  20. quentin says:

    bonne chance ! Quentin, curieux.

  21. Bonne Chance, Good Luck, Break a Leg, and I can’t wait to hear more.

  22. frederique says:

    Chouette!
    jte souhaite bonne chance et beaucoup de courage!

  23. quentin says:

    bonne chance !
    Quentin, curieux.

  24. Bonne Chance, Good Luck, Break a Leg, and I can't wait to hear more.

  25. Yoan says:

    Best of luck!

  26. Yoan says:

    Best of luck!

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  28. Et bien, bravo pour ce grand “projet”, que du bonheur et beaucoup de stress en perspective. ;)

    Et merci encore pour ta conférence passionnée et passionnante à paris Web 2007.

  29. Et bien, bravo pour ce grand “projet”, que du bonheur et beaucoup de stress en perspective. ;)


    Et merci encore pour ta conférence passionnée et passionnante à paris Web 2007.

  30. antonio says:

    Hi Stephanie, When you write ‘competition’, I really hope you’re not talking about starting a french written blog dealing with completely useless topics ;)

    I have my little idea about what you might be jumping into (“Pink” has some meaning afterall), time will say if I’m right. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck on your project!

  31. antonio says:

    Hi Stephanie,
    When you write 'competition', I really hope you're not talking about starting a french written blog dealing with completely useless topics ;)


    I have my little idea about what you might be jumping into (“Pink” has some meaning afterall), time will say if I'm right. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck on your project!

  32. Stephanie says:

    antonio: I already have a French blog dealing with “completely useless topics” ;-)

  33. Stephanie says:

    antonio: I already have a French blog dealing with “completely useless topics” ;-)

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