With Blogging, You Have to Start Somewhere

October 13, 2011

My first blog. Finally. In my first month here at OpenView, I’ve learned a ton, met some great people, and had a lot of fun. But there was one thing I was dreading – writing my first blog. I’ve never blogged before and was a bit intimidated by the thought of it. What would I write about? Who’s going to read it? What will people think about what I have to say? Why would they care?

I found myself spending countless hours at night reading the blogs of other OpenView employees and continually being blown away by the material they were putting out. I’d always end up saying, “I wish I had thought of that,” or “how do they come up with these ideas?”

I searched around for advice and I got a lot of great input, including:

  • Write about what you know
  • Think about your audience and what they are looking for
  • Find your voice and stay with it
  • Producing new, original content isn’t always necessary

So here I am, writing my first post. I figure a logical place to start is telling you who I am, so here it goes…

I’m OpenView’s newest employee, an Associate on the Investment Team. I enjoy speaking with entrepreneurs who are passionate about their businesses – I truly feel that excitement about an industry and company can be contagious. Not surprising given our focus, I enjoy working with expansion stage companies that deliver software and tech-enabled services. Outside of work, I spend most of my time with my family – my wife and I have two children who are an incredible amount of fun and keep us very busy. I grew up in the northeast and have been a Boston sports fan all of my life.

So, there it is. My first blog. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it was going to be and I think I did a fairly good job of sticking to the advice I was given. For anyone else who is struggling with getting started on a blog, I have just one last piece of advice (and it comes from Nike): Just do it!

Ricky Pelletier

Partner

<strong>Ricky Pelletier</strong> focuses on identifying and analyzing various market and investment opportunities. As a Partner, he works with other members of the OpenView investment team to structure and conduct diligence on new investments.