When will it get easier?

Just closed my quarter. 106% of my commit. Not as good as some quarters we've had but still in excess of a very aggressive sales ramp.

I just wonder when it's going to get easier. Life used to be so easy when all I had to do was talk about things. Strategy, you know. It's easy. You talk about what people should do, and if it doesn't work, well, someone else must have screwed up the execution!

When you own the operations, however, there's no excuse for failure. It stinks. :-)

I've never worked harder or worried more than I have at Alfresco. In consequence, I've never learned more or enjoyed myself as much. This has been the best job I've ever had. No question.

Still, I wouldn't mind if it became markedly easier. When I say "open-source software sells itself," take that with a huge mountain of salt. Anytime you're dealing with people-generated sales rather than automated sales, it's going to be a slog.