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DEAR DIARY
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August-December, 1998
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A chronicle of one owner's efforts to build a new business
12.28.98
Who Has Time to Read?
I'm nostalgic for the days when information was scarce
12.21.98
Business Is Great — So Why Do I Still Pick Up Coins on the Sidewalk?
Hey, you never know when you'll need them
12.14.98
I Know How to Fix the Year 2000 Bug
Even better than ignoring it, let's roll back the clocks to 1900
12.7.98
As I Was Saying, Interruptions Keep Me Busy
To meet goals — and stay sane — an entrepreneur has to plan for distractions
11.30.98
Bah! Christmas Brings Out the Scrooge in This Entrepreneur
(Idea: Could Jacob Marley scare some of my clients into paying?)
11.23.98
Bring Back the Phone Company Monopoly
Entrepreneurs don't have time to save money on phone bills
11.16.98
Hello, Can You Hear Me? Is the Office Still Standing?
An entrepreneur on the road finds all attempts to stay in touch thwarted
11.9.98
I'm Feeling Blue 'Cuz 1-800-Success Rejected My Loan Request
When will the finance company give my small business a break?
11.2.98
Would You Step into My Refrigerator Carton, Please?
There's no angling for a corner office in a startup's unpalatial digs
10.26.98
I'm a Soft Touch for Software
Hope springs eternal that programs will make life easier — and sometimes they do
10.19.98
Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Running in Place
It'll be a while before this company 'turns the corner'
10.9.98
Meetings Don't Work at Small Companies, Either
Mostly, they produce frustration and lots of doodles
10.2.98
Hot on the Trail of an Air Conditioner Repairman
That's what I did last weekend instead of catching up on work
9.25.98
Cutting the Cord Means I'm Always Tied Up
Cell phones, pagers, and other wireless wonders leave little time for anything else
9.18.98
The Runner Stumbles, Mostly from Utter Exhaustion
If you really can't do it all yourself, it's time to hire some permanent help
9.11.98
Summer Is Over, and Good Riddance
The end of vacation season means customers are back at their desks
9.4.98
What's My Secret Weapon? Ignorance
If I knew my problems were unsolvable, I'd never fix them
9.2.98
A Market Crash? I'm Too Busy for That
When you run a private company, there's no time to panic about the public ones
8.28.98
I'm Not Thinking About Work. Really. Well, Sort Of
A progress report on my first vacation in five years
8.24.98
The Vacation That Can't Be Avoided
Taking time off means working twice as hard before you go
8.14.98
My Debut Day on the Web
Launching a Web site sure is exciting -- especially if you like when things go wrong
8.4.98
Who Is George Giokas, Anyway?
How I went from corporate employee to independent business owner
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