A friend gave me a call the other day, asking if there was something wrong. “No,” I replied. “Why do you ask?”. “You haven’t written anything on your blog in almost a month.” A mysterious absence, and suddenly rumours are flying. Such is the tyranny of becoming a media figure, I guess.
In fact, things are going remarkably well. We’re about to complete the biggest quarter that Calliflower has had in its history, and we’ve been doing it shorthanded, after losing a couple of key people in August of this year. Being short staffed has meant that everyone, from the CEO on down, has had to pitch in, answer phones, take support calls, and so on. It hasn’t left a lot of time for blogging. The good news is that come next year we’ll be replacing the staff we lost, and there will be a little more frequent commentary appearing here.
So no, nothing is wrong. I’ve just been busier than usual.
And to all my readers, best wishes for the holidays, and may you have a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Good and a Happy christmas & Neew Year to you too.