Happy Anniversary Coastal Chicago!
I'm taking another brief sojourn from angry rants to note a milestone - today is the 1st anniversary of me officially striking out on my own. When I first started, I had a basic sketch in mind to drum up business (even though I had no concrete business plan to speak of) - create a mock travel website using AI tools and document the process for better or worse. I was expecting to derive value from the site through increased engagement via blogging and LinkedIn posting. This, in turn, was expected to generate leads for consulting work, generate requests for prototyping assistance, or spark ideation for an application I could run independently. While the results didn't meet my lofty expectations (when do they ever?), I can say that I've certainly had qualified success. To start with, my business over the first year has earned a grand total of -$582.79. That's not too shabby. If my accounts receivable department were more on the ball, I'd actually b...
