Tahiti is the name of the project I've been working on for a while, but only recently gave a codename. A week ago I decided to start blogging about some of the different pieces without really giving away what the product is. One reason for the secrecy is because I don't really want to hype up something before its release. The blogging is about the technology and discussion with the Ruby community, not the product. The second reason is that I was considering submitting for the TechCrunch20 conference. Just in case you haven't heard of it here's a blurb from their site:
Twenty of the hottest new startups from around the world will announce and demo their products over a two day period at TechCrunch20. And they don’t pay a cent to do this. They will be selected to participate based on merit alone. In fact, we’re even offering a $50,000 cash award and lining up other in-kind services and awards from a generous group of corporate sponsors.The deadline for submission was yesterday and I sent one in. I was hesitant to submit since I wanted to keep this project smaller scale in the beginning, but the opportunity was too much to resist. Because of the larger scale, I've recruited a long time friend and colleague to help out with the project. I referred to him as "The Adept" for a project I wanted to do a few years ago, but never got off the ground.
We won't find out if we've been selected as finalists until August 3rd, but this will definitely help to keep us motivated and on track. In the meantime I'll keep blogging about the coding and infrastructure process without giving away the idea.
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