Showing posts with label entrepreneur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entrepreneur. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Grey skies are going to clear up. Put on a happy face

Disclaimer: By the time you read this findr should have it's MVP. I certainly have no intention of publishing a public link to this blog until then.

Today looks like this:



Pretty epic huh?

As I write findr is little more than a concept with a prototype....







...a lot of determination. (actually, probably more than that)

and as of last week, seed funding thanks to Apollo Informal Investments!!

But beware, getting here has taken 2 very long, ridiculously difficult years.
Would I have done it if I had known it would take this long? I can't answer that. But this article might give you an insight into the struggle.
 

Have I regretted it? Yes often. Would I do it again? Yes instantly. Being an entrepreneur is the most demoralising yet satisfying thing I've ever done. I've learnt a million things about business to add to what I already know about photography but I've simultaneously become the most boring person in the room...unless you're really interested in findr!

As a huge compliment to our seed funding we've also been accepted for a grant from Innovate UK called the Digital Media Launchpad. 2016 is a very well mapped out research & development exercise to take us from prototype to product.

Along the way I'm going to share what I learn and what I know and why I'm building findr. Beware, you may end up loving our product as much as I do...

See you on the other side x

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

A new hope...

Our first post. It should be good and catchy and engaging?

But instead I'm going to keep it short, sweet and peppered with Star Wars. 1977 is my year after all.

findr offers a new hope to photographers and clients.  
Just like episodes I+II our first 2 versions were kind of lame. But now we're on III and it's getting better. 

We're developing and improving our rebel platform with you in mind.


episode  
IV is rolling your way in 2016, pushing the business of photography into hyperdrive.


catch up soon!
~Alex