After growing and selling a tech company, it was easy to forget why I started in the first place.
It's a problem I've thought hard about since my exit, I spent years building a team, scaling, chasing growth, and then eventually, the acquisition came.
But on reflection, that was never the dream. I didn’t start out to sell something. I started because I loved building.
It's a problem I've thought hard about since my exit, I spent years building a team, scaling, chasing growth, and then eventually, the acquisition came.
But on reflection, that was never the dream. I didn’t start out to sell something. I started because I loved building.
There’s a kind of magic in taking an idea from your head and making it real. It’s messy, creative, uncertain, and in the end, deeply satisfying. But somewhere in the noise of running a company, that feeling drifted away. I didn’t even notice. I’d become more executive than maker.
Over the past year, I’ve found my way back. I’ve rediscovered the joy of building, not just digital products, but ideas, systems, and even an old American truck.
But one thing was clear, building alone was never the goal.
Last year, together with my wife, we launched BeYourOwnCoach.com - an online platform to help people grow in leadership, mindset, and personal development. It’s designed for people who want to take ownership of their growth, not wait to be told how.
Last year, together with my wife, we launched BeYourOwnCoach.com - an online platform to help people grow in leadership, mindset, and personal development. It’s designed for people who want to take ownership of their growth, not wait to be told how.
It’s exactly the kind of resource we wish we had earlier in our careers.
Launching this together reminded me what I love most: building things that matter, solving real problems, and turning ideas into reality. That feeling, the spark that got me started in tech all those years ago, is back.
And this time, I’m holding onto it.