This last weekend was the first Startup Weekend for the Dallas/Fort Worth region. The idea is simple, get a bunch of talented people together (like minded) and create some companies literally over the weekend… Add in some good food and prizes and you have a great atmosphere for creativity…
Our idea was PickyPlates.com (@PickyPlates), a recommendation engine for recipes. You sign in with your Twitter account and browse recipes. By adding in ingredient preferences, likes/dislikes, we’ll start to filter through and recommend recipes to you!
An incredible team, a great idea, and some fast work… We got the site up and running, with no overnight development, literally from Friday evening until Sunday evening. Challenging and rewarding, as we took 1st place!!!
Congratulations goes out to the other teams as well! It was great meeting people.
More coverage of the event is here, including the other teams: http://techwildcatters.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/startup-weekend-a-huge-success/
I'm a Ruby developer that loves to play with science, math, and gadgets. Previously, I was part of a startup called drop.io, acquired by Facebook. I live in Fort Worth, TX with my wife, 2 dogs, and baby boy. I'm a foodie, a gamer, and a self proclaimed scientist.
