Mike Rowehl, Leaving Admob
After hosting lunch 2.0, Mike Rowehl is looking for his next gig. He writes:
It feels like it was yesterday that it was just Omar, Russell, and I listening to people say over and over that "the established ad networks are going to crush you before you can make a difference." Now we've grown to gradually take over almost the whole floor of the building we're in (a room at a time, taking large chunks of dividing walls out in the process) and I can't read more than two mobile stories from my feed reader without at least one of them being about mobile advertising. How's that for a staggering success?... and ends with:
So now comes the question of which way to turn to find the raggedy edge of mobile? I like somewhat unique work environments. Three parts programming, two parts white knuckled thrill ride, two parts scaling issues. Seems like there's still a ton of stuff that could be done in consumer mobile services. As far as mobile data services have come in the last year, we're still really at just the start. The interest is out there, but people need to provide the right services via the right channels to keep the growth going. Seems like that would be really difficult to do right, so it's got my attention. The hunt is officially on!Readers, Rowehl is a dear friend and a great talent. It would seem a shame to see him on the dole for very long.
