Hinutech

Those who are closest to me know that I am not a big fan of Fall.  I prefer warm weather, and the impending onslaught of cold temperatures and fewer hours of daylight tends to bring me down.  I don't like this about myself, but it is what it is.

What I do appreciate about this time of year, though, is the opportunity it presents to look forward to next year.  During the last month or so of the year, I like to begin setting my goals for the following year so that I can hit the ground running on January 1.  So, what are some of my goals for next year?  Glad you asked...

1. Create the best faith-based social networking application available on the market:  We're well on our way with this, but there are many improvements on which we're working.  Expect some big announcements in January!
2. Refine the coaching aspects of Hinutech: Part of the Hinutech value proposition is our ability to help people see the big picture when it comes to the successful application of technology for their organization.  I need to figure out how to turn that time into revenue for the business.  
3. Improve this blog: This blog is the primary mechanism for communicating updates about Hinutech coupled with sometimes insightful (sometimes random, as well) thoughts from me.  Although I think I do a reasonable job with the blog, I want to organize things better so that my foul-mouthed rants don't necessarily get in the way of marketing the company.
4. Expand our CRM offerings: I have been very guilty of relegating CRM to the back-burner during the launch of Hinutech for numerous reasons.  It is a powerful technology that can help our existing customers out and can bring in new customers.  
5. Produce a podcast: This is something else that I have been fixing to meaning to trying to get around to getting to but haven't.  I am planning on producing a weekly podcast that will be similar in nature to this blog.  Once it picks up steam, I will welcome questions and comments from listeners, so stay tuned!
6. Migrate some of our services to Amazon Web Services:  This is a biggie for me, and as Hinutech continues to mature/grow, we are going to need a flexible way to expand our servers without incurring dramatically higher costs (financial and administrative).  AWS is going to help us in that department.

So, those are some of my goals for 2009.  As we get closer to the end of the year, I am going to publish a semi-complete list of Hinutech's business goals for 2009.  That way, you can see where we are pointing, and we can periodically check things off throughout the year together.

What are your goals for 2009?  What will your business/organization look like this time next year?  What steps are you going to take to get there?  Use the comments area below to share them with us!