Some three months ago I decided It was a good time to quit my job. The past ten years or so I’ve have had thoughts about what it would be like running my own business, and I finally got to the stage where I had to make a final decision regarding my future career. Working as an employee in the design business has its advantages – you don’t have to bother with selling yourself or your company, you don’t have to deal with written proposals nor balance the budget, you know you’ll get payed the 25:th each month, you (might) have fantastic breakfasts/coffee/office chairs/colleagues, and well… you’re pretty much home safe as long as you deliver what’s expected of you.

But. You might find yourself in a situation where you can’t make changes in projects, the company or even your own working situation. You might also feel like a production robot, working yourself off just to make your boss happy (and rich/er). And you might just simply feel that you want to make your own fortune (so to speak).

During my paternity leave starting 1:st of January 2011 I started thinking very seriously about starting my very own design bureau, and came to the conclusion that it was the right time to try my own wings. My wife also supported me wholeheartedly and gave me comforting words whenever I mentioned things that could go wrong. And finally I quit my job, registered a company and well… got to work.

My new company is named Blacktip, and its website can be viewed right here. It’s all in swedish, but should anyone want to know more who doesn’t speak the language, just send me a message and I’ll tell you all about it.