It has been a crazy two months!

Just when I had resumed blogging again, I stopped to return to WebTrends on an interim basis to help with the management transition. It was a phenomenal experience - the people there are great, everyone was supportive, the company has a huge amount of untapped potential, and seeing the repercussions of previous bad management decisions is about the best way to learn how to manage effectively. I hope the people at WebTrends got even a tenth as much out of my return as I did. I think 2008 is going to be a good year for the orange team. (But for my investing rules, I'd even contemplating going short OMTR - with an effective management team now in place, WebTrends will be a formidable competitor).

I hope to blog soon about the various lessons I learned in my short stint as an interim executive. Meanwhile, my new insurance company is up and running - the venture financing closes Tuesday, and we've had a positive initial meeting with the regulators who need to be involved. I had hoped to take it slightly easy for a few weeks, but it looks like it might move a bit faster than planned.