It’s time to move on

Posted in All on November 7th, 2006 · 17 Comments

Some of you already know, others have guessed, yet others are completely unaware of the fact that I am leaving my current employer PrimeTel Ltd and starting my own company Exwebris Ltd. My contracts ends on November, 30th, 2006.

Everyone have been notified in advance, as appropriate. The decision has been made some time ago, and it wasn’t easy to make, but I believe it is the right one for me. I’ve spent six great years with the company, I’ve learned a lot, tried a lot, and met a lot of interesting people. The company has been great to me and I tried to give back as much. But now our roads seem to go towards slightly different directions.

So, from the next month, I will be swimming the open waters. I’ve never done it before, and, quite naturally, I am scared and worried. But I am sure that this is the way to go and only time will tell if I am right or wrong.

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17 responses so far ↓

1 Timur Asaliev // Nov 7, 2006 at 8:14 pm

Good luck with all of your ambitions
2 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 7, 2006 at 10:13 pm

Thanks Timur! Luck is something I’ll need a lot of in these few upcoming monthes.
3 Uncle VOVA // Nov 7, 2006 at 11:29 pm

Everything’s gonna be alright, in a worst case there are some friends, who will always support you(with chips and hamburgers…if you want - a diet ones
4 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 8, 2006 at 12:30 am

Thanks, Uncle Vova.
(/me logs the date, time, name and the IP address)

One thing I’m sure about is that it’s almost impossible to die a death of hunger on this island. Good people and lots of food - an undeadly mix.

Driving is a total other story though…
5 DimonF // Nov 8, 2006 at 12:38 am

Well, as far as I learned, it’s better to make extra movements thant to lose opportunities. The latter ultimately leads to the losses in the most precious of our resources - time.
6 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 8, 2006 at 12:40 am

Thanks Dimonf! Inspirational, as always.
7 mrslavka // Nov 8, 2006 at 11:33 am

“and starting MY OWN company Exwebris Ltd”
8 Peter // Nov 8, 2006 at 3:23 pm

More Power to you. Takes a lot of courage to make life altering decisions. Good Luck in your new venture.

PS. What is it you will be doing in this new company?
9 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 8, 2006 at 3:24 pm

MRSLAVKA,

Yup. By “my own” here I mean that I am not going to work for somebody else, but for myself. I don’t mean that I am starting it alone, or that I will be the only owner of it or anything like it.
10 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 8, 2006 at 3:29 pm

Peter,

Thanks for the good wishes - much appreciated.

I’ll be working with the Web a lot. One of the main services can be described in two words as “corporate blogging”, but it’s so much more than that - updating clients’ web sites, building communities, web promotion, and thigs like that. There are also a few ideas for standalone projects, like Cyprus Blog Network, Getcy, and Cyprus Scout.
11 Michael // Nov 8, 2006 at 3:59 pm

Good luck, man! Hope our roads will be close
12 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 8, 2006 at 5:10 pm

Thanks Michael!
We’ll sure be in touch.
13 Constantinos Kouloumbris // Nov 8, 2006 at 6:54 pm

Good luck, man! Hope everything goes better than planned.
14 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 8, 2006 at 7:39 pm

Thanks Constantinos!
15 Neophytos // Nov 18, 2006 at 10:09 pm

Yo Leonid,

Wish you all the best with your start up business.

Keep in mind that only good comes out of changes.

Neophytos ex colleague
16 Leonid Mamchenkov // Nov 19, 2006 at 1:53 am

Neophytos,

“yo man!”

Thanks for stopping by and the wishes.
Hope everything goes OK for you too.
17 Blog of Leonid Mamchenkov » Over and out // Dec 1, 2006 at 1:28 am

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