Tomorrow is my last day at Appcelerator. I’ve decided to move on for a few reasons, foremost of which is my wanting a new challenge. I’ve learned a lot from my work and interactions at Appcelerator and very much appreciate the opportunity to grow there. I wish the folks at Appcelerator: Andrew, Dan, Hamed, Joe, Mark, Marshall, Martin, Matt, Tejus, Tyrus, and of course the founders, Jeff and Nolan, the best of luck. I would also like to wish the Accelerator team at Ptek the best, especially Brandon. I think the gents are taking me out to lunch, so that’ll be fun. My intent is to stay on as a core contributor to Appcelerator.
So what the heck am I doing that’s cool enough to pull me away from Appcelerator? Well, a couple of things:
My day gig and my top priority, will be server work at Good Egg Studios. I’ll be working on a game, which is cool but better than that, the company gives a lot back to the community, which I love. It’s still a startup (although a little further on than some), which I like because I’m not a huge fan of bureaucracy. Many thanks to Rob, Craig and Melanie for helping me find a new place to grow and learn professionally.
I’ve also co-founded a mobile software company called return7 with my long time friend Drew Conner. We’ve just pushed the 1.0 versions of two apps to Apple and are awaiting their release (probably another 4-5 days). We’re also looking at the Android SDK to see whether or not we want to enter that market as well.
You can find me on twitter, facebook, and linkedin (I’m sure there are other networks I’m missing) so don’t be shy.
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