I’m a business consultant. I admit it now.

As Yogi Berra once said, “If you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

I’ve just taken it.

I’ve been in high tech for over 20 years and love it. My first consulting project was 1984. I started hacking at a “modern” computer in 1977, and built a mechanical computer years before.

You can't spend 20+ years in high tech including reviewing dozens of business plans, surviving a few startups, and over 15 years in consulting, without developing some business skills and insights.

I’ve been periodically doing some business consulting for some of my IT clients at their request, sometimes reluctantly. I’ve often heard: “but you’re the best one for the job – you understand the business and the technology,” “you’re a trusted neutral third party,” and “hey, you’re already in here, why not do this project too.” This consulting has included helping with entrepreneurial issues, conducting customer and employee surveys, and providing advice on business blogging. It’s also included dope-slapping executives when necessary and offering “outsider” opinions.

I’m a technology guy, and will always be fascinating by technology and especially IT security! That said, more clients are starting to tap my business knowledge and I’ve stopped resisting.
Most of my business is and will remain techno-centric.

I’ve come to the fork in the road. I’ve taken it. I’m a technology consultant. I’m a business consultant. I admit it now.