This weekend was probably the most tiring and amazing weekend of my life. I can't think of another time I have been so blessed, excited, or completely exhausted. Here's a little overview... Nick and I now officially each work full time jobs and we now own 2 businesses. Plus... this weekend, during our first participation in the grueling 54 hour sprint of Pittsburgh Startup Weekend, we moved, to what, God willing, will be the last place we live until we buy our own house. After all that... I am feeling an interesting sense of peace and overwhelm-ment. I made up that word, thank you.
But listen to the amazing blessings of this weekend. I had an idea back in midst of planning my best friend's wedding last year. I was the maid of honor and really wanted an app that would help me organize my planning, and specifically allow me to really track the gifts on the day off the bridal shower. Not only did this not exist, but there were no bridesmaid apps at all worth using. So I began thinking and chatting about the idea to people I trusted and thought would be honest about the viability of the app.
My good friend Mandy, familiar with both the app building process and the business startup scene gave me the low down. To build this would cost me over $20,000 easy, and it wasn't exactly clear how it works make money. But then again, she said it sounded good and I might have a chance at this startup weekend if I was willing to pitch.
So, no sooner had I signed up for startup weekend, did we get a notice from our landlord that they would like us to move out in 60 days. So last weekend, we moved into our new home and started a business in about 80 hours. Unfortunately it ended on me getting sick... but that was bound to happen.
