When you're building a startup, momentum is critical. Certain events will bring inherent momentum (launching or getting funded, for example), yet if you're on the right track, you can feel the momentum build before or in between those huge benchmark moments. Momentum is sometimes difficult to quantify, yet it is a crucial component of success, and I definitely know it when I see/feel it. Like many other things, it is easier to appreciate when it is gone or diminished.

This past weekend, I spent almost all my time on my consulting business, and just a few days without focusing on Jabbik took its toll. They weren't lost days exactly, but it eliminated whatever shred of a doubt I had that success in this venture will require 100% focus. That is why we'll be actively seeking funding soon, and why I'm not selling any new consulting contracts. I am looking forward to the day when I don't have to say "I'm working on this amazing startup called Jabbik, and..."

We're close enough to that complete focus that I can taste it. I've been there before with other startups, and I want it back desperately, but this time it will be better. This time we'll have a more level-headed and creative team, with a better product, and if we're successful, not only will we (and our investors) become rich, we'll make humanity's knowledge richer. The momentum is already building.

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