July 30, 2008

• A Good Life

  Though I don’t always show it, I do believe that I have a blessed life. My father was strong enough to afford me and my brother’s mistakes as we were growing up. I love him for being so selfless.

  Today I had lunch with a SVP at Qualcomm. If there’s something to know, it’s that the 10th floor at 5775 Morehouse (Building N) is the player’s club (CxO, Executive VP, Senior VP). The get to see the entire Sorrento valley and half of them have a private patio. They’re also one flight away from a helipad. How ridiculous is that.

  He gave me great insight on to my career and goals in life. If you all don’t know, I do have aspirations to be a CxO. I think that I have decided that I want to be a CxO of a large company (>5,000). This leads to one point of our discussion, why do you want to be a CEO? Is it the money? Is it to be the arbiter of technology? To be a iGod? Many people want to be a CEO, but you have to ask yourself why? And that was one key I took away. I think the reason I aspire for CEO is because I feel I could do a good job. I think that I could manage a company that was innovative, doing good, and having it’s employees be happy. The Utopia of companies. Some say Google is there, but I’m not sure. I’ve heard plenty of friends say, “it’s just another software company. Except they have free food.” And to a certain extent it’s true. From an engineering perspective, I think Google is a near dream job. You get to program. Free food, and lots of engineers around you that share the interests and passions.

  For me, I want the best place for me to excel as a manager and learn how to do it better. To be the best, you have to work with the best. How do I get there? Something for me to think about.

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