For some time I’ve been thinking a bit about my long-term and how to focus or simplify my life more. I always try to do too many things which is fun, but also distracting.

One change that came from this thinking is, about two weeks ago, with a considerable regret, I gave resignation for my job at Flowdock (or Nodeta). So this Friday, 23 July, will be my last day.

I started at Nodeta when the first ideas and concepts of Flowdock was just in the works. The project had only a working name and most of the team wasn’t there even yet. Being there, building and seeing the product take the first few steps to where it’s now, maturing in the end of public beta, it saddens me to leave it behind.

But it seems, building a new product, or rather a new company, is quite long and sometimes tiresome process, which requires a great amount of interest and momentum. Things which I slowly begun losing.

However, it’s been the best job I’ve ever had. I got to work with a completely new product, contributing to the vision and working on interesting things with a great team in a very startup like company.

But I felt wanted something else, and to learn, to do and be better. I think the only way is to focus on things you’re really interested into and leaving something behind. For now I’ll withhold what exactly I’m going to do next, but it’s something different.

I still feel Flowdock is and will be really great product. Building tools to help people to work better is not an easy task, since it’s in the core everything, but it’s definitely possible and important. In any case, this doesn’t mean that Flowdock will slow down. This summer we just got three more people and I wish Flowdock and the team all the luck in the world.

by Karri Saarinen on Friday, July 23rd, 2010.
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