Getting ready for the birth of Mamatini

It's amazing that I spent the last 3 years evaluating and criticizing other people's babies with a stoic manner and not even a token "but he's really cute" to soften the blow.

OK, so they weren't actual babies, but that's probably what it felt like to those receiving the feedback. I was the Executive Director of an Angel Investor group and each month had to evaluate 30-50 business plans submitted by hopeful entrepreneurs hoping to raise a little money for their companies. Now that I am launching my own company, I am careful who I share my grand ideas with.

Starting a company can be a bit like having a baby, and I should know because I have 3 of them, babies that is. And although they are old enough to pour their own cereal in the morning, I do feel some pangs of guilt about the time I divert from the eldest three to focus on the newborn, my Company, Mamatini.

When I meet people on the street they no longer ask about Devin, Darien, and Charlotte, but "how is Mamatini doing?", "when will it be launched?", and "can I see pictures of your label?"

Well, I appreciate all the attention and the excitement for now, as I am about a few weeks away from my due date and haven't yet gone through the pain of birth ... i.e. actually going live for online sales. But I am looking forward to the adventure and thrilled to add my newest creation to the brood. And I am hoping I can nurture my Company for as long as possible to grow strong and healthy before I must subject it to the critical eye of outside investors. Oh, and just wait until the teen years!