Autumn leaves…

Wow, with over 2 month since the last post, I feel obligated to write an update on recent events. Seems like my blogging activity pretty much correlates with real-life happenings, i.e. I write less when I’m otherwise busy. I hope that’ll change.

Anyway, a couple of things have happened since my last post.

First of all, I’ve quit my job. As of this month, I’m no longer in charge of FlyerOne, a company I co-founded almost six years ago. I’ve had the pleasure of watching an emerging business (mobile marketing) evolve from the very beginning to a stage were it is blossoming like never before. So is FlyerOne. I took the opportunity to step down at a moment when business is solid and the outlooks are good. I’ll remain an owner, and we’ll have some interesting changes happen at FlyerOne too (more about those later).

The second change is that I’ve semi-temporarily re-located to Tartu, Estonia where my girlfriend is working on her vet degree (we have a pipe renovation going on at our home in Finland, rendering our flat there pretty much unlivable). I’m going on my third week here, and really enjoy it.

So, what am I doing now? A still dedicate a big portion of my time to FlyerOne, but now I’m able to work on a project basis. That’s important, as it keeps stress levels lower etc. and I actually get stuff done more efficiently. Besides that, I’m looking into implementing projects that have a mobile aspect, but from a different point of view (as compared to the messaging based marketing projects we’ve mostly done within FlyerOne). I am interested in looking into client side applications (I have a couple of Symbian related ideas brewing), browser based stuff running both on desktop and mobile clients, and more generally linking the desktop web/internet with the mobile world. Can’t promise anything, but I am excited with the opportunity to do something a bit different. And now I actually have time to pursue other interests.

As I’m pretty much a consultant at-large, I’m looking for mobile related gigs. If you have any lying around, I can always be reached via e-mail at alindh at iki dot fi.