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Why I Quit My Job To Go Full Time On My Startup Weekend Venture

25 points by tgoldberg 13y ago

foobar9876 13y ago
* What problem are you trying to solve ? * Do people care enough about that problem to look for a * What are others doing wrong, that you'll do right ?
- tgoldberg 13y ago
  1)Events are difficult to organize and attendees are expecting a more interactive experience at the events they attend. We're trying to provide interactive event experiences that anyone can create, regardless of how small or large the event is. 2)Event organizers feel the pain in every event they organize. We provide a way to solve these pain points and they're willing to pay for it. 3)We believe there are significant opportunities in a) creating a more social, connected experience b) developing an organizer solution that complements their workflow rather than add onto it and c) creating an event experience that constantly engages attendees whether they are on their mobile device or not.
msoad 13y ago
Your product is very similiar to EventMobi http://www.eventmobi.com/ http://www.eventmobi.com/
- rhizome 13y ago
  Except EXMO actually describes to some degree what the site/app actually does.
- tgoldberg 13y ago
  Hey there! EventMobi is a great product, but there a few differences in the product and strategy. From a product standpoint, we're just getting started and the majority of our functionality is still being developed. With that said, we're working on some unique tools to make the organizer's job easier, as well as make an extremely social experience for attendees. Additionally, we extend beyond the mobile device with Activity Walls that display content from the app, social media, and the event itself. As for strategy, they operate more on the enterprise side. The event space is a massive market with 10s of millions of events of different sizes each year. We want to create a better experience for events of all sizes, small or large. This includes small meetings, meetups, seminars, workshops, conferences, and even massive tradeshows.
porter 13y ago
Congrats on having the guts to quit your job. Now get ready to climb the biggest learning curve of your life, where doubt and fear will try to get the best of you. Strap in, the adventure is about to begin.
- tgoldberg 13y ago
  Thank you for the support! I'm up for the challenge and can't wait to see what's ahead.
zosegal 13y ago
It's the same drive and passion (or bat shit craziness) that leads people to doing these kinds of things that eventually make them so successful...so congrats for leaving the comfortable & making the leap into the unknown... but get ready for the biggest challenge of your life.

25 points by tgoldberg 13y ago

* What problem are you trying to solve ? * Do people care enough about that problem to look for a * What are others doing wrong, that you'll do right ?

tgoldberg 13y ago
1)Events are difficult to organize and attendees are expecting a more interactive experience at the events they attend. We're trying to provide interactive event experiences that anyone can create, regardless of how small or large the event is. 2)Event organizers feel the pain in every event they organize. We provide a way to solve these pain points and they're willing to pay for it. 3)We believe there are significant opportunities in a) creating a more social, connected experience b) developing an organizer solution that complements their workflow rather than add onto it and c) creating an event experience that constantly engages attendees whether they are on their mobile device or not.

msoad 13y ago

Your product is very similiar to EventMobi http://www.eventmobi.com/ http://www.eventmobi.com/

rhizome 13y ago
Except EXMO actually describes to some degree what the site/app actually does.
tgoldberg 13y ago
Hey there! EventMobi is a great product, but there a few differences in the product and strategy. From a product standpoint, we're just getting started and the majority of our functionality is still being developed. With that said, we're working on some unique tools to make the organizer's job easier, as well as make an extremely social experience for attendees. Additionally, we extend beyond the mobile device with Activity Walls that display content from the app, social media, and the event itself. As for strategy, they operate more on the enterprise side. The event space is a massive market with 10s of millions of events of different sizes each year. We want to create a better experience for events of all sizes, small or large. This includes small meetings, meetups, seminars, workshops, conferences, and even massive tradeshows.

porter 13y ago

Congrats on having the guts to quit your job. Now get ready to climb the biggest learning curve of your life, where doubt and fear will try to get the best of you. Strap in, the adventure is about to begin.

tgoldberg 13y ago
Thank you for the support! I'm up for the challenge and can't wait to see what's ahead.

zosegal 13y ago

It's the same drive and passion (or bat shit craziness) that leads people to doing these kinds of things that eventually make them so successful...so congrats for leaving the comfortable & making the leap into the unknown... but get ready for the biggest challenge of your life.