2.5 Hour Startup: sxswcards.com
What follows is an abridged timeline of last night’s efforts put on by my friend, Joshua Strebel of Obu Web & Best Party Ever. Going to SXSW? Here’s something new for you to pimp your business card and a brief history of it’s creation. None of which would have been possible without Twitter and it’s awesome community!
5/6/2008 GMT - starting around midnight AZ, local time (-7:00)
7:09 An idea born, a domain registered - tweet
7:13 The idea has a place in the world - tweet
7:18 The idea now has a foundation - tweet
7:21 The idea now has it’s first Internet celebrity - tweet
7:24 The idea has it’s first compliment - tweet
7:25 The idea is now a complete website - tweet
7:37 The website is now enhanced and publicly useful, it has purpose - tweet
7:39 First request posted for a major feature enhancement - tweet
7:40 The community has got it’s back and starts watching out - tweet
7:40 Feature suggested, methodology explained - tweet
7:40 Crisis averted - tweet
7:44-7:48 The community is inquisitive, it is informed and encouraged - tweet | tweet | tweet
8:13 Marketing begins, channels created, technological or otherwise - tweet
8:22 Logo creation solicitation goes out - tweet
8:39 Major feature completed and confirmed - tweet | tweet
8:40 Logo challenge accepted - tweet
8:49 Project complete (sans logo currently in the works), thanks and congratulations offered - tweet
8:57 Product launched - tweet
9:32-9:49 Logo delivered and confirmed. Enhancement published. - tweet | tweet
10:23 Our entrepreneur reviews his work and retires for some much needed rest. - tweet