Going Bedouin

If you are an entrepreneur or an aspiring one ready to launch an IT/software/solutions/consultancy company, you need to read the blog post by Greg Olson titled “Going Bedouin”. A excerpt from the blog is below :

“By focusing almost exclusively on service-based infrastructure options, a business could operate as a sort of neo-Bedouin clan – with workers as a roaming nomadic tribe carrying laptops & cell phones and able to set up shop wherever there is an Internet connection, chairs, tables, and sources of caffeine. “
The concept really hits home, essentially its saying the “road warrior” philosophy is the way to go for small outfits of 15-20 person companies providing knowledge services.

I work out of a real office, but I dont really see it often nowadays. I loved reading the post since guess what, I carry a laptop, a cellphone+headset, wireless modem (while i twiddle my thumbs waiting for hotspots to appear), all in a backpack. Most of our apps are online and web based, like our CRM and email/IM systems. Now i just need to dump my car, find a decent sport bike that wraps me in an environmental suit (being in Karachi..you get it right), and that way I spend less time on the road and more time working on my laptop.

Full blog post here:

http://www.charterstreet.com/2006/02/going_bedouin.html