Recharging the Entrepreneurial Battery

When I left my job at Sharpcast nearly nine months ago to found a startup, I knew that there was a chance that it wouldn't work out, and I'd be back in a regular job.  Startups fail.  Why?  Because they run out of money.  Simple.

Yet I find myself moving on for a more complex reason, one that I would not have expected.  In fact, through my meanderings over the last several months, I actually managed to make money - my bank account is right where it was when I said goodbye to a salary.  The promising business idea that paid well for a time but ultimately fizzled out left me with a financial runway, several promising ideas bouncing around my head, and, unfortunately, an entrepreneurial battery that is in need of a recharge.  

I need focus.  I need clarity of purpose.  But mostly I'm ready to be part of a team again.  More than just the day-in, day-out companionship, I need to share a common purpose with those around me.  Reassurance under adversity, celebration upon success - only in their absence have I come to appreciate how powerfully they motivate me.  When people depend on me I'll win my morning battle with the snooze button, and work as hard as need be to solve the problem of the day.

This conclusion does not signal the end of my entrepreneurial career, but a pause.  I can do it alone, and if I come upon the right people at the right time, I won't even have to.  But I can only do it alone for so long.  And now it's time to charge the batteries...