Geodog

Is the economic drought over?

I've spent a bit of time over the last two years searching through my cobweb shrouded memories of the lectures of one of the best teachers I ever had and trying read the entrails of the economy and predict when the hi-tech rebound would start, all without success. We finally shut down our company last year, and I have been parenting, travelling, writing and doing a bit of consulting since. Until recently, the Bay Area economy and the high-tech economy seemed mired in the doldrums.

However, recently my personal economic barometer has suddenly moved from calm to hurricane. Last week I got two phone calls from old colleagues about jobs, as well as a couple of calls from recruiters, something that used to be an almost daily nuisance, then didn't happen at all for two years. This week I have 3 meetings to discuss employment opportunities, one that I sought out, the two others that sought me out. I certainly hope that this is a sign of things to come for the Bay Area economy and hi-tech.

As Glenn Fleishman once said, "Whenever I get busy, my blog dwindles. You can practically draw a revenue/work graph line against frequency of posts. ... If you don't hear much from me, congratulate me. I must be doing well. "

To complete the parade of cliches, I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch, but I expect that postings will be light in the immediate future, and I hope they will continue to be light for a while.