Oof. This post started so good and then got progressively more sad until the edit nailed it home. I hope your story continues and works out as a huge win, either as a new, good boss, you getting to openly lead this kind of thing, someone reading this and poaching/sponsoring you, or maybe even you working on this under your own name.
replyGood luck and we're rooting for you!
Thank you for the enthusiasm!
replyIt was not intentional but my post really does read like a little story vignette that ends with a gut punch.
Not looking for sympathy so much as fellow appreciators of irony and schadenfreude but here's another kicker.
I pitched this idea to my previous company and was told there was no appetite for it. Just saw on my old company's blog that they released a "digital transformation in a box" program for mid-market clients in this space which is 90% of what I pitched to them. Bad and hilarious timing all around.
Good lord, how many times are you going to get punched in the gut today?
replyVery interesting. Maybe we can chat and explore? DM me on my X.com - it's on my HN about page - copy-paste the HN link here for context :)
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