Three Fields, Three Rings, Troika

I met with one guy last week, to discuss his project. Due to confidentiality reasons, and obviously, not wanting to expose anyone prematurely, I will not divulge anything other than the fact that I think his idea holds a great promise if done smartly and correctly. He has identified a glaring omission in the market and is going to provide what others on market aren’t at this moment. And let me tell you, I’d partner up with this guy if given the chance and under the right circumstances!

That makes me think hard. Think about it, how hard it could be? One would think coming up with a great idea is easy. No! It isn’t. It requires due diligence in itself. It requires thorough research of the market, stepping away from it, and coming back to it repeatedly. It requires asking yourself mundane questions such as “Where do I go from this point A to point Q? How?” or “Where do I find out about this?” or “How do I go about this?” The questions may sound simple. But stepping outside of the box isn’t. Just ask any fish in your average Joe sized aquarium.

As could easily be predicted, the IDE vendors are scrambling to provide tools for developers to write and develop plugins for the iPhone. Case in point: Aptana has released a new build of their IDE (which is also available as a plugin for Eclipse!), available for download here.

I wonder how quickly will others follow. Any comments about this IDE are encouraged.

1. Finding great people, bringing them into my company, building a team out of them, and becoming friends with them
2. Watching the people I discovered and recruited blossom throughout their careers
3. Brainstorming with my folks on software or technical problems

Bottom line: I enjoy nothing more than finding great people and building a team out of them, and being their co-worker. I’d like to repeat what I’ve done at Xplana many times over in future, but this time for my own company.