welcome to blogging

this is the first blog post i have ever made.

i probably would not have started if not for it becoming a "job requirement" of my new employer Zaadz Inc.  Altho I start this hesitantly it is not disgruntedly.  If left to my own devices i am usually kind of introverted by default without having something to respond to.  So now I am going to experience blogging because I "have to".   And for that I am grateful.

i'm really stoked to be working here at Zaadz.  in many ways it feels like somehow i was able to put in an order for exactly the kind of company i wanted to work for with the kind of people i would most want to work with using the tools i most wanted to use.  

i've been getting more and more excited about the Zaadz  intention and the direction we are going with it.   This has been mostly from reading all Brians writing on it in either his blogs are responses to the questions of others.

Some of my favorites excerpts from all over (sorry they aren't cited):

I believe that the best businesses are those that are built from a personal passion and a desire to create and serve.

"we’ll create value as a company to the extent we create value for the  people we serve."

I personally believe that if I can do a little to help change the world then I can do a lot.
it fires me up to create a company that can, with authenticity and embodying the highest ideals, create the most significant positive effect in the world.

Imagine a local, “Conscious” Yellow Pages—a place where you can find all
the individuals in the business of helping you  optimize your life (from
life coaches to acupuncturists to therapists) as well as general businesses
that share your values (from a plumber who goes to your yoga studio or the
accountant who eats at your favorite vegan restaurant). The idea is to combine
social networking and online yellow pages to help our members more consciously
circulate wealth through their community, embracing the idea that we vote with
every dollar we spend.

The bottom line (from our vantage point) is that capitalism is not going anywhere
in the near term and unless you pay your rent with conch shells, then money is
important and we need to quit rejecting capitalism outright and see how we can
engage in it constructively. I like to say that capitalism is NOT inherently
evil and being poor is not cool.

Let's create something worth creating and show what's possible.

Great stuff, Brian!

Overjoyed to be on the team!