Thursday, March 05, 2009
I’ve left Kyan to start a new business
It’s never the right time to start your own business. It’s something I’ve been dreaming of doing for many years now. So, I’ve saved a bit of money as a cushion, not much though, just enough to get me through the first few months.
Sometime in October 2008 Pete Orme, another web designer at Kyan, and I started chatting one evening about how cool it would be to have our own web design agency. I’d finally found someone to go into business with with 
. Eventually after many discussions, We both decided to hand in our notices in the first week back in January after the Christmas Holidays and give about 2 months notice so that Kyan would have time to replace their whole design department!
The timing could have been better, really. Helen was about to have our first baby, and our tenants in our rented flat in Brighton were not paying the rent and messing us around. The 1st of March was agreed as the first day of the now named Supereight Studio Ltd.
Starting a new business is so exciting, I’m working day and night at the moment with a big smile on my face. Although I’m sad to leave kyanmedia because it is such a cool company and great place to work, nothing can beat the feeling of working for yourself. I’ve freelanced before in the past on and off, working from home etc. But this time it’s different, that’s what so good about having a business partner. We are looking at offices at the moment, and once we are in there it should feel a bit more realistic.
I think we have just won our first web project. So at least we have started the ball rolling. We are just in the process of designing the logo and the website, so when that all offically launches, it should give us a bit of a kick start.
Anyway, I’ll keep you updated on business ups and downs over the next couple of years, (I hope).