Since I’ve made a few public promises (on Twitter, no less) stating that I’d actually post something by the end of the year (2011; last post was in June 2011), I’ve decided to actually KEEP that promise. To that end, here’s my quick ‘n dirty post for the end of the 2011.
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One benefit of being gainfully under-employed is having those brief bursts of inspiration that allow you to get on paper (or blog) those streaming bits of ideas that could change your destiny. Perhaps there’s a bit of hyperbole worked in there (ok, a whole lot) but the fact remains, when the mind is allowed to roam a bit, inspiration comes. Given my background in cognitive sciences and such, this is either one of the most dangerous things to allow or one of the most precious. Having gone through close to 30 interviews (that’s counting people, not companies) since Cirtas let myself (and 20 odd others) go on April 15th, 2011, I can tell you that one of the most commonly asked questions has been: “If you could do anything, what would it be?” (For comparison, the most asked question is: “Explain the switch from psychology to enterprise IT.”) It can be relatively hard to nail down what exactly I view a dream job to be, but given the relatively wide variety of experiences I’ve had over the years, I’ve come to rely on a few common characteristics which I’ll highlight in the following paragraphs. However, along the way, newer ideas and concepts have come into view and for your enjoyment (and to annoy my wife who’s trying to sleep while I type this) I’ll try to drag them into the light. With all the precursors aside, then, let’s get into the meat of what this post is about: designing my dream job.
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This morning, Dave Cahill (@dcahill8) posted a rather in-depth look at Carbonite and provided a counter to their business model by including Dropbox. While Dave is a conservative guy, I’m really not, so, I took the challenge to hopefully expound upon what I think is Dropbox’s COGS model. The original article is here: The Economics of Carbonite and I’d STRONGLY advise you to read it prior to coming here. 
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