New Goal: To Make A Better Nashville-->

After writing the last article and some serious thought as well as some conversation about Nashville I decided to take on a new goal. While I still feel that Nashville is not my favorite place in the world I do feel that it would be smart of me to stay here and do what I could to make it better. At least for another couple years. I am working on building an organization that I feel will be a driving force behind the change I want to make in Nashville. Any goal I have set my true effort behind and have refused to let myself down on I have been successful at. So, I feel that I can put the energy behind this to make it something that seeds change in Nashville for the better.

My goals for this new organization are to:

• Attract outside investment in the local business and technology community.


• Foster cooperation between technology businesses in Nashville.


• Attract technology talent to Nashville.


• Create a more conducive environment for growth in the technology sector.


• Achieve diversity in the technology market in Nashville.


• Provide local technology entrepreneurs with tools and environment they need to innovate.


• Give local businesses an idea of what is possible through the application of technology.


• Foster the development of user groups, conferences and discussion around technology.

In the end to get more and attract more we have to be more and through cooperation we can make all of us more than what we were yesterday. The name of the organization I’m building is the "Lion Council". I picked the lion because it’s a majestic animal, but also social and protective of their claimed area. Further, Lion Council was easy to remember and the domain was available.

I still may not decide to stay here and raise my son here for other reasons. Nashville is more conservative than I would like and the climate is not my cup of tea. Those are two things I doubt that I can have any serious impact on.