An Inventor's Quest for the NHL Pt. 39

A Change of Heart

This series follows my attempt to develop a product that I dream of getting into the elite levels of hockey. Previously on the Quest: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, Concept Launch, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38

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In my last post, I promised to talk about my future plans for me and the Uncage. And then, when the world needed me most, I vanished. 

I apologize about the accidental cliffhanger – I got a little sidetracked trying to figure out what I’m doing with my life.

I thought I’d be explaining how I was going to go back to a “normal” job and how I’d try to work on the Uncage on the side. But things changed after a few job interviews.

Most of them were fine – good people, just not a good fit. Some of them made me question if I even wanted to call myself an engineer anymore. The worst, after calling me by a different applicant’s name, asked to me to list material properties off the dome (as if I’ll need to calculate the size of a beam on a desert island) and then ranted for a good five minutes about how Google was ruining today’s engineers.

But throughout all the interviews, there was this feeling of having to force myself to think in a way that I don’t enjoy. I found myself wishing for a job somewhere where I’d have creative freedom to work experimentally and chaotically. And gee, wouldn’t it be nice if that somewhere were also building something really cool – like, say, hockey equipment?

So why not give myself the best chance at creating my own “kingdom of dreams and madness”? Why not try to find some funding to continue my dream?

That’s where I’m at now. Talking to potential investors and trying to find a way to give myself another two years to make this happen. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for reading,

Surjan

PS – if you have wads of cash lying around and want to bet on me, feel free to reach out.