It sounds weird to say that. But it’s official. Last week my dad and I got the paperwork back on the LLC that we started and now co-own. Today we opened the business banking account complete with startup capital. Then we went and signed the lease on what seems to be the perfect office space.

I finally acted on an idea I’ve been kicking around for about five years, and I got the backing of my hero, my dad. Neither of us have had much luck in the job search in the past few months. I can’t get callbacks for temporary jobs I’m overqualified for, and he feels his age is keeping him from getting many callbacks despite the fact that he recently oversaw a $400 million annual retail operation.

No matter. The stars have aligned and we’re moving forward with an idea that has little overhead beyond rent. We’re confident it will work. But if it somehow doesn’t, no one will go bankrupt.

Best of all? We get to be our own bosses and I can ride my bike to work every day.

More to come.