It was like a quarter-life crisis, but without the John Mayer theme song. I'd done everything I was supposed to do, and now, there were whole new questions. I realized I couldn't answer all these questions on my own; I needed a mentor (or two).

I was wrestling with new questions regarding direction, business planning, and management of Knowledge As Power. KAP is a small non-profit I founded nearly two years ago with a mission of including citizens in the legislative process by providing legislative information online. In the last two years, with a small board, a lot of boot-strapping, volunteers, and a lot of determination, we now have an alpha, were a 2006 Echoing Green Finalist, got 501 (c) 3 status (it only took the IRS 11 months to approve us!), interns, contractors, a few donations, and some press

Seattle's Net Tuesday is off to a great start. June's Net Tuesday was a great success, brining in over 30 attendees at our first event, and garnering a bit of press coverage, too.We've got even more up ourselves for July's Net Tuesday. Hosted again at the very lovely McLeod Residence in Belltown, we've got a promising slate of presenters.