Blog Post Number 1,000

A little over five years ago in January of 2007 I set up this blog and published a simple hello world post. My goal originally was to do one post per week but after a few weeks it turned into 1-2 posts per month, if that. Fast forward to August of 2009 and I was inspired by Fred Wilson and him writing a post every single day, 365 days a year on avc.com — I decided to write a post every single day as well. Well, after more than two years of writing a daily post I hit today’s nice little milestone on the journey: blog post number 1,000.

This blog has improved my life in several ways:

• Numerous ideas that I’ve encountered over the years are now captured in written form
• Several employees and partners have come from people reading or referred to me by people reading this blog
• Many of these posts plus new content were turned into a book called Startup Upstart that is now available on Amazon.com (launching at Startup Riot)
• Friends and colleagues in the community reference blog posts during conversations, giving me a sense of satisfaction that others are reading it
• Readers submit comments and feedback, helping document additional insights and improving my understanding

My favorite post of all time remains one of the most popular as well: 50 Things Every Startup Should Know.

I’m thankful for the first 1,000 blog posts and I’m looking forward to the next 1,000.