Whenever I ask friends what superpower they would most want, one person would say “I want to read minds.” This can be a double-edged sword. Baydin will get you more than half-way there. We can’t tell you how just yet but I’m curious to know what people think about being so empowered. There’s also a Baydin page on Facebook if you want to join in on the discussion there.
As we start Baydin, we wrap up work at our old jobs. I’ve spent the last three weeks trying to “transfer” everything I’ve learned in the greater part of a decade to my colleagues. It’s tough.
Knowledge that’s instilled or discovered over time is conveyed quickly without context. I copied my entire hard disk and passed the external drive around so that everyone could store the information. I gave a few presentations and some explanations of typical problems and what to look out for.
Although I work with some of the smartest, most talented people around, they do not have the full context of each of these projects. I mean, how could they? I worked on it for years. They have had three weeks to ramp up before I leave.
What we’re working on at Baydin will have huge ramifications on getting up to speed and transferring knowledge. Our software will give people the necessary context to most effectively understand and learn. In addition, it will show only what is relevant. No more. No less.
I see examples of the need for Baydin everyday. It’s going to be exciting. Stay tuned!
Whoa, no way… someone’s actually reading this? Sweet!
Over the next few months, we’ll be using this blog to describe the development (both the software and the business!) of Baydin, our first startup. For the next month or so, we’re still at our day jobs, but starting May 8th, we’re going to be in it full time.
We’ll describe what we’re working on as soon as we get the right words put together. Google is forever, after all 
For the moment, let’s just say we’re going to make a plugin that will make Outlook a whole lot more helpful.