What do you do?
This post written by Eric Peden, Director of Operations & Analytics
I recently returned home from my monthly trip to MyPunchbowl headquarters, and I struck up a conversation with a woman seated next to me. We inevitably landed on a familiar question: “What do you do?”
MyPunchbowl is a fun company to talk about — who doesn’t like parties? — and the site generally intrigues folks who are hearing about us for the first time. We talked about how she could use the site for her church gatherings, and we discussed a few of the ups and downs of working for a startup.
But when I asked her, “What do you do?”, her response was different. “I solve problems for University Hospital in Cincinnati,” she replied.
I liked the directness of what she said, even if it didn’t offer many details about the nature of her job. (Turns out, she was a nurse administrator.) My seatmate had a very clear idea in her own mind about what she did every day: wake up, go to work, solve problems. And with that kind of clear purpose, I’m pretty sure she’s good at what she does.
