<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Excolo Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent contractor with experience as full stack developer. Have worked with startups, as consultant and as in-house developer.]]></description><link>https://blog.excolo.dev</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:14:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.excolo.dev/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[I started my own company]]></title><description><![CDATA[In February I gave my 3 months notice and resigned from probably the best job I have ever had. Why? I needed a change and new challenges. I feel like there is something in me that I want to express and roads ahead that I want to explore. This is prob...]]></description><link>https://blog.excolo.dev/i-started-my-own-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://blog.excolo.dev/i-started-my-own-company</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hilde Vestøl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:40:14 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In February I gave my 3 months notice and resigned from probably the best job I have ever had. Why? I needed a change and new challenges. I feel like there is something in me that I want to express and roads ahead that I want to explore. This is probably the scariest decision I have ever made. Going from financial stability to insecurity. </p>
<p>I have been working as a full-time developer since 2013 and I finally felt that I had enough experience to start on my own and the timing seemed good. I had some savings which gives me some time to get started and the market seems to be good for developers at the moment. </p>
<p>My last day at my job was May 31st. After that I took a long vacation sprinkled with some thinking and planning for my own company. I finally decided on a name: "Excolo". <strong>Excolo</strong> is latin and can be translated to <strong><em>"cultivate, refine, develop, improve, work carefully, attend”</em></strong> which i felt really sums up what I want the company to be about.</p>
<p>I will be doing contracting work as a programmer and system developer (mainly remote). I will also be working on some ideas for some new products/services (more on this later).</p>
<p>I am so exited to find out where this journey takes me! </p>
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