This will be a very personal post – it’s about how my adventure with Kilgray arrived at a turning point.
This is me in case you don't remember.
My first ten years with Kilgray are at an end, and I’ve decided not to start the second ten years just yet. Starting on October the 8th, I will be away from Kilgray chores for a year – to have some rest, spend time with my family, learn things, and maybe try myself in another profession.
An occasion like this, trivial as it might sound, is always a time for giving thanks. That I can leave the company for a year, without worries about making a living – that’s something to be thankful for. I’m ever grateful to my family and especially my wife Andi, for their support and endurance through these ten years. The first years were particularly rough.
My thanks go to my fellow co-founders and co-owners Gábor, István, Peter, for being an amazing team – I think the trust and openness that I feel in the Kilgray board contributed a lot to the company’s success.
Everyone in the Kilgray team, employees, developers, helpers – thank you! Just last week I’ve learnt that most employees and co-workers are proud of working for Kilgray, and this definitely contributes to the awesome performance everyone is putting in. I am proud of working with you, every single one of you. I feel honored that I can belong to such a very special group of people.
Last but not least, my thanks go to our customers. It’s not always a very good experience being a customer of a software company (been there, done that), and that Kilgray is friends with her customers (most of the time) is an especially good thing. Thank you for that – I don’t think that was exclusively up to us. Thanks to those who’ve been with us since the early days, helping us enormously with advice and feedback – and thanks to those who chose us ever since, or are just about to become customers.
For most of the last ten years, Kilgray demanded a bit more than my full working time, and this seemed to shadow everything else in my life. There were occasions when my family paid the price. So – it’s time for me to take one step back, and rethink my priorities. If and when there will be a second ten years with Kilgray, that will be a different era – that’s something that Kilgray management and I are to discuss once the one year is over.
And now for some technicalities. Some of you reading this post have been in touch with me directly, and you will still be able to be. I will keep my share in Kilgray, attend the board meetings, and also the face-to-face company meetings. However, I will not use Kilgray equipment, addresses, or phone numbers. My presence on Facebook and LinkedIn will continue, and I expect to be a bit more active on Twitter, too. So, if you wish to contact me, please send me a message through one of these channels. I don’t promise an immediate response, but I will respond.
For the next twelve months, I wish all of you – Kilgray people and our customers – the biggest possible success. And although I won’t be with you every day, I will keep two eyes on Kilgray, as much as I can spare them. Good luck, and have a great time!
