School over, newfound colleagues
Graduation from Kogod was this past Sunday. Stephanie and I attended sans Elaina, who stayed with the in-laws who were generous enough to come visit. I now challenge myself to not let the time previously occupied by class and reading go to waste, but instead get spent on continuing self-improvement.
I spent several hours today with four employees of an Arbitron software partner. It was very energizing. This team originally had their own software business then sold it to become part of a larger entity. Interestingly, they've been involved in the media industry since the early '90s, which more than earns them an opinion on where this niche field is headed. They confirmed and enlightened many of the ideas we've had. They also shared a sense of frustration with getting their own organization behind them in bringing some of these self-evident product concepts to market, a position with which we're quite familiar.