Archive for June, 2008
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008As a consultant, one of my challenges was always rolling onto a project and quickly learning enough to make a huge impact. I expected to have a more normal pace of learning as a full time employee, but it’s been difficult to get away from the “consultant” mentality especially when surrounded by a group of [...]
Workoutrageous Unleashed upon Unsuspecting Public!
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008I can’t believe it! I’ve actually completed a personal project! It’s been in Beta for so long… 99% complete for almost forever. Now it’s going to get it’s first big test! I built most of workoutrageous by handcoding. What I thought would be incredibly difficult took me 20% of my time. The other 90% was [...]
Starting Gates and Hitting the Wall at Camp Muir
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008How often can a person say that they started work at a company along with its future CEO? ”Starting Gates” is the official training program for the Gates Foundation. It is a polished introduction to everything the Foundation works on and what its employees need to be aware of. Its a lot of material for [...]
First Week of Saving the World
Saturday, June 14th, 2008This was my first week at the Gates Foundation. It’s been full of shocks and surprises! It started off with Seattle Works Day 2008, an awesome annual volunteer event. This year, I went with with the Gates Foundation so that I could meet up with some folks before I officially started that Monday. If this [...]
New Job on Monday
Friday, June 6th, 2008I can’t believe that I’m finally starting my new job at the Gates Foundation on Monday. I feel a mixture of panic and euphoria. After six months riding a roller coaster of uncertainty, I’m looking forward to some stability. I’m going to miss my old job. I spent three years working with some of the [...]
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