It has been a tough year for me. I tried to sell my car to support my startup habit but the economy crashed and that didn't work out. Speaking of the startup, we missed just about every deadline we set. And, my dog of 14 and ½ years moved on to doggie heaven. But, truthfully, I kind of like the car anyway. And, the deadlines we missed were mostly because we changed up some functionality and have really made our product better. The dog… well, anyone who has ever had a pet die knows that it is just tough. Still, I have much for which to be thankful!
First, I would like to take a moment to thank some of the great people I've met this past year who have been extremely helpful in making Public Chalk a reality. There are all the great people at NextNY who host great events and support the NY Tech community. There are the folks over at Mashable who keep us informed as to what is going on in the world of Social Networking. And there are the guys at Center Networks who keep us up to date on just about everything.
Second, I've had the pleasure of meeting and working with Tobin Schwaiger-Hastanan from Cupid's Lab. Tobin has been instrumental in getting our iPhone application off the ground. And we got some great advice (and some inside information way back in May about who our next president was to be) from Marc at Celebrifantasy.
Third, I'm thankful for my business partners John and Matt. We don't always see eye-to-eye or even understand what each other are talking about. Sometimes John and I think Matt is crazy. Often, Matt and I think John is crazy. I cannot even imagine what they say about me when I'm not there… I hear enough when I am there. But, our individual strengths over the year have really moved Public Chalk forward.
Finally, I'm thankful to Claudia, Sara, and Paul… the "significant others"… for letting us get away with working so many evenings and weekends instead of spending more time with them. I know that all three of them often think that the three of us have lost our collective minds… especially when we get home from working all day on Saturday and make them look through all the new design changes and features before we eat dinner.
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
ETJ
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Thanks to Marty, Damian's dog who was there at the beginning. Her barking kept us going in the early states. And agreement with Damian and muchos gracias to the significant others. Each one of them not only has let us work more than I'm sure they have wanted, but have also contributed significantly.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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