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Am I the only one that was confused about that last line of "already working on something new and hope to announce that in February"...

He's gone through something as traumatic as a lawsuit, a resignation, potential for trial, potential embarrassment of family, friends, colleagues all in the last two weeks... And his sign-off is that he has, in the midst of it all, already begun to work on a new startup?

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Maybe that's his therapy for coping. Would you rather him tear his clothes and put sackcloth on his waist?

No, but a quiet, brief, wander in the woods is generally what people expect - or a strong victory against the lawsuit.

>No, but a quiet, brief, wander in the woods is generally what people expect

People expect stupid things. Everyone copes with adversity differently. Having something to occupy your mind is something I would expect. It doesn't matter as much what it is.

I can totally understand if it's his therapy, it would likely be mine... That doesn't answer the confusion in a teaser of a big work/unrelated announcement being in there though.

If it's something you're using to keep your mind off of other things, it seems completely natural to mention it. I really don't see a problem here.

It's not the mentioning that seems off; it's that it reads like a teaser, not therapy.

or he's just capitalizing on a post that he know will get lots of attention to plug his next gig

I honestly felt that statement to be out of place, too. It caught me off guard. While it's admirable that he's not going to let the lawsuit prevent him from continuing his life, I think he could have saved that line for a separate blog post. Not a big deal, just found that it took a bit a way from the serious message he was delivering.

He could have been working on a side project for awhile, and is now able to work full-time on it.

When life gives you devestating sexual harassment shakedown lawsuits which require you to suddenly resign from a prominent position at a prominent industry company, make the best of it and use that traffic to tease the audience on the big things to come!

Yeah - that was a really weird thing to end it with.

Almost as if this post was written under the intense emotional stress that such things can cause - and make you do and say weird things.

Samstave, I agree with this ^. Can't imagine the emotional stress, and writing a note under such stress can easily make you do/say strange things. And as strange as it was to read, this could very well be the case.

It feels like his way of saying "Don't worry, I'm ok, I'll be back..."

I agree that it feels tacked on there. Probably would've been better to close with a "thanks for all of the support and understanding..." and wrap it up.

If so, there's not much I respect more than that.

I would imagine one of his primary concerns through this ordeal is that it has a long-term negative impact on his career. I just see it as his way of trying to maintain some amount of career momentum.

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