Moon Shot Composting – Reflections on Start-up Compost Operation’s
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By: Chris Wood
We have good days and bad at Moonshot. Startup life ain’t for the faint of heart. In social media, the draw is certainly to call attention to the good stuff. And I’m really an optimist, so I tend to focus on the positive, anyway. It’s just my nature.
We have good days and bad at Moonshot. Startup life ain’t for the faint of heart. In social media, the draw is certainly to call attention to the good stuff. And I’m really an optimist, so I tend to focus on the positive, anyway. It’s just my nature.
That said, I do want to pause and reflect a little on the hard stuff. The lack of a road map. The sense that no matter how hard you try, you are letting someone down. I literally just remembered I owed someone an email response two days ago. And I vacillate constantly. About everything. The next time my thought process follows a straight line, it will be the first time. I could do this for paragraphs.
Then there’s also the questions from outside my own head. When are you going to raise money? Are you profitable? Why are you in more than one city? Why isn’t your service free? Why does composting cost more than trash service? Doesn’t composting just release methane like landfills? A steady diet of legitimate questions. Well, some more than others. ;)
And yet, we don’t waiver. Amidst all this introspection and challenges from the outside. I’m not honestly sure where the doggedness comes from. I think Joe Villa and I have developed a habit of being strong when the other is weak. Fingers crossed we keep that up. We are super committed to our core values. It helps when the seas get choppy to keep our eyes focused on what really matters to us. Our team is also incredible, fifteen including me and Joe.
I’m not complaining. Our wives really drew the short straws. They are moms and working lawyers, as well as our biggest investors and supporters. They are the true heroes of Moonshot.
I wanted to say all these things because it’s not all peaks. The journey has valleys too. I’m going to keep focusing on the positive here. The rosy reports of milestones achieved are hard fought and worth celebrating. It just feels right to mention too that it’s not all rosy.
For all the people who have been cheering us on during this journey, thank you. It’s been the best time of my professional life... And also the scariest.
