APPush

Failure, is important to us.

What many people don't understand is that failure make you better and in some failures there are wins.

My startup was called APPush (www.appush.com) the initial idea was to bring developers a PUSH API to enable them to easily make money. All our ideas were really cool, we had the best technology in the market, if we had released we'd have been a lot better than our competitor (which is just one... one company).

We tried to bootstrap, I became fan of it to be honest, and I think is the only way to enjoy your entrepreneur career; which I just started :-). Bootstrap is really hard though, takes a lot from you, family time, day job time, friends, etc etc.

I feel sorry, because APPush failure was my fault, but honestly it was everyone fault, since everyone got upgraded in his personal and professional life, thus, less time for APPush. All these changes in life were caused directly by APPush, this company, made us better, and that's what killed it.

In my case, this is what I accomplished:

* I got a new job

* I rent my own place now

* I got promoted from not even being consider a "developer" at my previous job to a "senior" lever programmer and then even "CTO" for a while

I own those accomplishments to APPush, and especially Matt, for being my friend and the best boss I ever had!

Sometimes the purpose of things in life aren't what we expect them to be, instead their purpose is greater than we could ever envision -- Matt (http://twitter.com/#!/roder/status/13808235715). 

We'll do it again Matt, and I promise, this time it'll be awesome!

In summary, I'm a better person and 2010 won't be a year I remember for falling in love, making more money or getting an apartment, it will be a year I'll remember for failing... in a good way ;-)