The 3 Minute Pitch For GeekStack
This afteroon was the Chicagoland Fast Pitch Competition, and alas, GeekStack didn’t win. Not a big surprise since a big part of the judging was “How credible is your team?” and “How big is your market?”. It’s a stretch to call us 3 guys since it’s more like me at one-fourth time plus the option [...]
The Passion To Overcome Adversity
What is the vision behind GeekStack? I’m sure some of it has come through in through what I’ve written on the site, but I thought I’d put down some more explicit thoughts. Forgive the personal nature of this entry – it’s as much for my own benefit as it is for yours. There’s a big [...]
GeekStack At Chicagoland Fast Pitch Competition on 11/18
Good news! I’ve just been accepted to pitch GeekStack at the Chicagoland Fast Pitch Competition, part of the Entrepreneurship Week Chicago. Next Tuesday, November 18, I get three minutes to pitch to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts and a chance to win a $4,000 prize! I’m way excited about to get [...]
Quick and Easy Do-It-Yourself Business Cards
Now that I have my logo, I wanted to get business cards. Tech entrepreneurs often sneer at business cards as a crutch for people whose product doesn’t sell itself, but since I’m making a physical, consumer product, there’s more to do and more people that will need to be on board. If I want them [...]
How I Made the GeekStack Logo With No Design Skills Whatsoever
I hope you like the GeekStack logo I made. I like the idea but at this point, I didn’t want to pay a designer to give a full fledged design. Even though I’d like to have a vector graphic Photoshop file, I’d rather keep money to pay for things like lawyers and printing. So here’s [...]
Why Would a Software Geek Make a Physical Product?
Welcome to the first official blog post of GeekStack! This will either be the beginning of a journey towards fortune and fame, or at very worst a journey of enlightenment and education. My first job is to answer an important question, both to myself and you: In the age of software- and internet-only startups, why [...]
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