Venture Capital Sought!

The last few days have been stressful. I put a senior staff member on administrative leave because her performance has utterly and completely tanked; I'm afraid it may be caused by a medical condition. I've had no luck impressing on her the need to seek a doctor urgently. Subsequently, I've learned how bad things have been. Virtually nothing has been done since May and a client is on the warpath. I have been dogging her for performance, but believed her when she said things were being done, but were behind. Bad stuff. So, spent the last few days dealing with it, including about 9 hours today, cleaning up the office and trying to file a required campaign finance report on a tight deadline. Nasty crap.

Last night, my wife and I went to another client affair, a wine tasting, at a popular wine warehouse. Not too bad, but they charge obscene prices for wines that are, for the most part, only mediocre. They get wines that no one else can stock and claim they are exclusive and can command a high price. I find them adequate, but wines half the price are easily had and better. So, despite the nice ambience and such, we did not get much from the event.

Thai food last night, a wonderful Mexican seafood lunch, and a more traditional Tex-Mex tonight (again, after a miserably long day in the office)...and more office time and probably more restaurant food tomorrow.

So, there you have it. A snapshot of a stressful life of a couple who own their own business, yet long for lives more quiet and peaceful. My wife had a great idea for a business today as we drove to the office. I want to try it. All I need is some capital. Unlike most of my ideas, this one may actually have the potential of being of interest to venture capitalists. I'm going to put in under my hat until I return from my trip to China...and then I need advice from someone who's actually dealt with VCs. I have not, at least not more than talking about the industries of our client associations.

Enough for tonight. I am mightily tired and ready to kick back.