jakelodwick: Two years ago today I was fired from Vimeo.
On November 7th, 2007, in a one-on-one meeting, I asked my super-boss Barry Diller if I could report directly to him instead of to Michael Jackson, the former BBC guy who was attempting to manage me. Apparently I didn’t “ask” so much as give him an ultimatum, as he announced in what felt like some sort of checkmate.
I’ve had a lot of false starts in the intervening 730 days. Each one’s taught me something, usually some variation on “You don’t know shit”. Today I worked for 8 hours on my latest project, a pair of “personal productivity programs” that I’m making for my own benefit and enjoyment. Now that the demon is gone, I’m happily enjoying the work and not obsessed with the outcome, and I don’t care if it never becomes a phenomenon. I’m doing a good job and that’s its own reward.
Man, how the timing is ironic. I was ushered out with Jakob that day; that was my tiny studio apartment and my old bong. I learned an incredible amount about everything working with Jake and am so glad to see him returning to his old self.
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