Leaving A9

January 11th was my last day with A9.com.  I spent an absolutely rewarding roller coaster 2+ years at A9, where I worked with smart people and learned much about online advertising and sponsored link ad networks.   The learnings I’ll treasure most center on customer experience, and how God is in the details when it comes to pleasing (or displeasing) your customers.  I am happy to carry some wonderful friendships with me, and I wish my colleagues at A9 all the best.

Whether it was Randy Pausch’s tearjerk of a talk about pursuing your childhood dreams, or the news that a friend of a good friend died suddenly in her sleep over the holidays, I’m reminded of Robin Williams’s words in Dead Poets Society:  Carpe Diem.  So I have seized the day, and made some changes.  More to come in a later post on what I am doing next.

I remain a fan of Amazon.  Thanks to Amazon Prime, I did much of our Christmas shopping on Amazon, and the logistics of shipping gifts to my family—a family spread across the country—were taken care of.  A few clicks on the mouse, a few taps on the keyboard, and gifts arrived on the right doorstep just 2 days later: it’s a working Mom’s dream.