It comes as no surprise that when you want to start a company to build something, there is a fair amount of work involved in just getting the company itself set up ! I've spent the last month taking care of a variety of tasks to get 8 Byte Technology up and running and ready to work. It's been an interesting and educational experience. I've gained a new appreciation for the business management aspect of running a company ! Here's a rough list of some of the things I've worked on, in no particular order:
- Figured out a name for the company
- Learned about corporations
- Registered some domains
- Started a Delaware corporation
- Obtained a federal tax ID
- Held a board meeting
- Registered my corporation in California
- Found a small Office to rent
- Learned how to use QuickBooks
- Opened a bank account
- Purchased and assembled a computer
- Learned about Azure Directory
- Reviewed firewall products
- Got a phone number and a phone
- Made a corporate logo
- Ordered business cards
- Learned how to use WordPress
- Made a web site
- Made a facebook page
- Made a twitter page
- Added tax due reminders to my calendar
I moved into my office on Feb. 1. Having an office seems like a bit of a luxury (why not start in my garage?). However, after working hard in an office and goofing off at home for most of my career, I was having a surprisingly difficult time transitioning to doing work at home. Having an actual office has been very productive for the first 2 weeks. I've done a solid job of working hard while I'm here, and I'm making some good progress.
In a few more days, I should be ready to start actually working on the first project (a game). I have visual studio downloaded and ready to go. Soon the exciting part will begin !