If you check my 'MySite' Profile, you'll find the following, "Microsoft will be the last company I'll ever work for. I'm proud to be a part of its culture."

January 12th, 2008 will mark my 4 year anniversary with Microsoft. I still remember finals day, like it was yesterday. It was a freezing cold day in December, and I interviewed at the Microsoft Office near Times Square. I knew that I had a successful interview, so afterwards I purchased a fine cigar, unbeknownst to me, you cannot smoke indoors in New York. So, I shivered on 52nd Street, freezing, smoking but filled with elation and pride. I'd dreamed about working for Microsoft for years, and I felt so privileged to be part of this wonderful company. I would expect everyone of you share a similar memory.

These last 4 years have not dampered my enthusiasm for this company, instead it has metamorphosed into a conviction that this special community of bright, passionate and principled people can change the world. Every time I fly over my beloved country or our shared world, I look out the window. You know what I see? I see millions of homes and billions of people that use our technology. I see shared memories, tools to advance our standard of living and to enrich the experiences of our lives. I was born in 1975 and all this was created within my lifetime. Bill and Paul's vision, our hands and the hands that came before us, have transformed this world into a better place.

Microsoft and everyone associated with this extraordinary organization will always be my family. I've had tremendous success here and met lifelong friends, but it's time for me to change. I'm 32 now, and my window of opportunity to be both a father and an entrepreneur shrinks everyday. While my entrepreneurial spirit has contributed to my success. I've never owned my own company. I've been the hands that have implemented others dream, but I've never been the dreamer. It's never truly been my story.

Effective January 18th, 2008, I will begin building my own vision. While I've never been more nervous nor more excited in my life, I feel certain this the right decision for me. I have a vision that I truly believe in and feel can make a real difference in peoples' lives. I believe that I can leverage our technologies in new ways to have a meaningful impact on obesity in America. I'm not certain that I will succeed in this venture, but I'm certain that I will always regret being too afraid to try.