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Change of course for Curious Office?

Maybe so! Maybe not. When we started Imagekind I never expected it to grow as fast as it did. We get more traffic (and certainly more revenue) then most fancy web 2.0 sites, podcasting sites etc. And now, there are so many partners and deals coming our way that I almost can’t find time to do anything else but help maximize this opportunity. That leaves less time for other projects that we’d intended at Curious Office. Yet, I think our plan is to do things LINEARLY vs. sequentially. Each project takes time to execute well. Good execution is hard work and you have to cultivate a great team of people. So I dont think we can do more than one project at a time. I do believe this team will continue working together on other projects besides this one however.

At Imagekind I’ve always maintained that execution and speed are the keys to success. It is not about the idea. Good ideas get wrecked by terrible execution all the time. At the end of the day it is about a quality experience. People notice the details. And it turns out that partners and investors notice the details.

That’s why we’re really excited to tell you about a few partnerships that we’re working on. It’s too soon to talk about but lets just say that the print on demand market continues to be a hot topic. I recognize that the web2.0 meme is starting to take on a bit of a bad rap and its only going to get worse. Keeping our paying customers (and future partners) happy is crucial for us to weather the storm.

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