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The news is out – Greg and I are leaving eNeighborhoods at the end of May. Stu and Dave left at the end of last week. There’s a great group of people here who I will definitely miss working with. My team of 55 employees on the technical side of the building has never been stronger – that makes it hard to leave because things are going so well, but it also makes it easier knowing that things are in good hands and those good people now have an opportunity to step up a level.

My desire is to create and innovate, and it’s tough to do that in a big company with so many huge projects going on. I like to say that my skill is to build products, teams, and equity. I like building Inc. 500 companies – Iris was #192 in 2000 and eNeighborhoods was #84 in 2005 – but I lose my desire once it grows too large. Now that eNeighborhoods is a mature company with enterprise level clients, it’s time to pass it off to operational managers who can nurture it to it’s next level. Big companies are like playing baseball – lot’s of statistics and standing around waiting. I want to play hockey – to hit, score, hustle back on D, forecheck in the corners, and sweat a lot.

All day today, people in the industry have reached out with calls and e-mails. Your support and kind words are very appreciated. I look forward to keeping in touch with all of you, and even working together again in the future. I have a lot of anxiety about the near future, but with your support and the support of my family, I’m looking forward to creating and innovating again with Greg. It’s time for me to go build another Inc. 500 company.

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