Jumping on the band (bland?) wagon

Software is going through an AI revolution. Being a software engineer today is like being a farmer in the 18th century and overnight, you are transported to the 21st century. You had a small field and an ox, and now you have to deal with GMOs and tractors. You’re now producing huge quantities in a shorter amount of time, and it looks great. Which mostly makes up for the bland taste. As with agriculture, AI revolution is both revolutionising how we make software, and the software itself. An overnight double revolution.

Dear reader, a quick tangent to say I’m sorry. I am leaving out the huge negatives of both modern agriculture and AI. Talking about true negatives and dangers, not just blandness, will be for another post.

Back to the software double revolution and the rest of my case. I am also facing an internal revolution. I am mid-life and mid-career, and I cannot ignore my internal voices. For half my life, these voices have been telling me to start trusting in me. And mid-life does imply another half-life to go. A half-life is both a lot of time, and very little time. I’ve got to do something. This triple revolution gets me in a perfect storm for my middle-aged self to start the startup adventure. My situation isn’t unique. I am aware many are making that exact same jump at a similar time in their life. And the problem I want to solve is being solved by many. But let’s look at ecosystems in nature, there is an infinite way to solve the same problems, and thrive. And we have that whole new ecosystem to fill. I just hope my attempt won’t be too normalised, or bland.

(Another quick tangent for another massive negative ignored. Most startups fail. Statistically, another post about failure is likely to happen as well.)