So Close I Can Taste It

So, it's been a very productive last two months since I posted. I really thought that I would end up getting a job with a former grad school colleague of mine who was effectively running R&D for a newer company in SD. I hesitate to call them a start-up because the core group of people had been together with a prior company and with this project they already had nearly 40 employees and were set to launch their first product in March of '09. After going out there to meet the group after some preliminary discussions, I left without a job offer but feeling confident that they would raise some more angel funding, complete their Series A and offer me a job.

Well, long story short is that I think I've landed a much better job and the company that I was so sure would offer me something has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit and has had to let everyone go.

I never stopped talking to people even after I had a strong indication that I had something solid lined up and that persistence turned out to be very valuable. I continued to network and ended up meeting a great group of people with some interests that are very similar to mine, with a need for someone who knows what I know, and a very compelling technology portfolio. At the moment, I've received an offer from them which is very good but lacks a few important things. I've countered and I'm waiting to see how this will be received. We are really not that far off and I'm sure we'll get this done soon. I mean, I'm so close I can taste it.