I got a note yesterday from a CEO I work with asking if a specific blog post was aimed at him.
I replied and told him that I try very hard not to aim blog posts at anyone or any company.
Of course I have those temptations from time to time but I feel that using this blog as a way to send a message to someone or some company is not appropriate and I don’t do that.
I am certain that people will read stuff on this blog and think “that is about the company I work at” of “he is taking about our CEO.”
I would like to make it clear that while it’s easy to see why people would think that, that is not what is going on.
I work with a lot of companies and we see many more that we don’t end up investing in and working with. They share common traits and we see many patterns that emerge. I like to write about those patterns and when I do that I’m writing about something that I see in many companies. Your company may exhibit those characteristics but I am not writing about a specific company.
