Adieu my friend

I have some news to share to those who are not aware of it already.

Shayak, my friend, my business partner, and you can even say soul mate, has decided to call it quits to do something more creative, more crazy, more wild and hopefully less stressful. 

It has been a wonderful 2+ years of hard work with him and let me tell you we are going to sorely miss him. While I was out drinking beer(1) with customers, he was doing all the necessary hard work to build this company from scratch. He was the conscience keeper, quickly reminding me of all the necessary work needed to be done every time I let myself be carried away with my day dreams. 

I have worked with a lot of smart, intelligent and creative people, however, there are a very few who are able to funnel all the smartness, intelligence and creativity towards building something insanely great. Needless to say he has left some big shoes here at Cheese, which can not be filled easily. He was a true entrepreneur who built a system without a precedent, without guidance, without training - a system which works even if the master is not there conducting the symphony. Its a matter of pride that we have built a strong team and an even stronger management team which would carry forward his vision. Our business has reached an inflexion point where we need to focus on our core competencies and calmly execute to achieve our goals. 

Shayak has promised to continue to engage with us on strategic issues. For example, he is focusing right now on building a great training program for UI designers, a task he was not able to do justice to due to his continuous involvement with day-to-day operations.

I wish him good luck for the future, and I know whatever he does, he would achieve greatness. The end of a journey is a beginning of another :)



(1) While I dont drink beer, the expression is priceless.