>>> True. However. Losing does not make success easier. Agree, losing might not make success easier. However hopefully it makes us hungrier to taste that success.
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > True. However. Losing does not make success easier. > > On May 6, 1:37 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> "Winning guarantees only 25K. Nothing more, Nothing less." > > >> Thats not exactly true. Winning will guarantee some press. > > > > Ha, let me rephrase. Winning does not guarantee success even though it > might > > guarantee some press ;) > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I hear you. Reread my post. I'm going forward regardless. I was > > > just saying to those who thought expanding the prizes beyond the 50 > > > would be unfair. I doubt it would happen, but if it did, unfair or > > > not, I'll be happy to take it. > > > > > "Winning guarantees only 25K. Nothing more, Nothing less." > > > > > Thats not exactly true. Winning will guarantee some press. It will > > > also help you get more funding, because people are far more likely to > > > fund an app that google thinks is a good idea. I have a list of > > > numbers at the ready. Getting that top 50 nod would've made that > > > phone call a lot easier. That's far more valuable than 25k. > > > > > On May 6, 1:25 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Kevin, > > > > > > Agree, there might be more than 50 great ideas. You can't take > anything > > > for > > > > granted by winning or losing. Just like there would be successful > ideas > > > > outside of the top 50, there will also be failures in the top 50 > winning > > > > applications. > > > > > > Your idea might be good. You might have won the challenge. You might > > > have > > > > lost the challenge. Your application kicks butt. Your application > bites > > > > dust. Your application might have been treated fairly. Your > application > > > > might have been prejudiced. > > > > > > But will any of the above is going to seriously enhance or hamper > your > > > > vision? I doubt so. > > > > > > Winning guarantees only 25K. Nothing more, Nothing less. We can > > > guarantee > > > > something more for ourself. We can guarantee something that no one > will > > > be > > > > able to take it away from us. We can guarantee something that we can > > > > control. We can guarantee something that is realistic. > > > > > > We can work hard at being the best. We can work hard to change the > > > world. We > > > > can work hard to build something that makes people happy. We can > work > > > hard > > > > to build something that our folks find it easy to use. We can work > hard > > > to > > > > keep at it as long as we can, as long as it takes. > > > > > > Your success or failure is not something others decide. Its you, who > > > does > > > > that. > > > > > > Good luck. > > > > > > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Kevin Galligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > "coding my submission took just few days" ... "I think we get > > > > > understandably nervous" > > > > > > > What are you nervous about? A few days? > > > > > > > What I've wanted since the beginning was a fair shake. As stated > all > > > > > over the place, my app got like 1 to 2 looks max. I put far more > than > > > > > a few days into it. My life was on hold for quite a while. I've > > > > > blown off a number of people and lived on 5 hours of sleep a night > for > > > > > a long time. > > > > > > > I plan to go forward regardless of what happens with the contest, > > > > > although I have no idea what I'm going to do about supporting that > > > > > financially. I'll take any cash (or a phone, or whatever) to help > > > > > with that effort, and if somebody thinks that's unfair, I'll send > you > > > > > a cheese plate and a nice hand written apology/condolence card. > > > > > > > I don't expect anything. I'd be surprised if I got a direct email > > > > > from anybody, much less anything of substance. Like I said up > top, > > > > > though. What if there are more than 50 good ideas? > > > > > > > On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Eugene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On May 5, 10:34 pm, SatG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > As we all participated in the ADC and we all now excelled the > > > skills > > > > > > > in Android. how about GOOGLE thinking of employing the > persons > > > > > > > developed application for ADC? > > > > > > > > Let's not be overly enthusiastic. E.g. coding my submission > took > > > just > > > > > > few days, after a week of studying docs. Which can suggest two > > > things: > > > > > > > > - Barrier for entry was pretty low, since the framework/toolkit > was > > > so > > > > > > usable for newcomers > > > > > > - Not all, but likely many of us have only cursory experience > with > > > it. > > > > > > > > I think we get understandably nervous with announcements > > > approaching, > > > > > > but let's keep ourself cool and our expectations in check. We > knew > > > the > > > > > > rules when we rolled it, let's not expect things that weren't > > > written > > > > > > there. Then if Google donates anything over - power to them. If > > > not, > > > > > > we'd not be in for any disappointment. > > > > > > -- > > > > take care, > > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > > >http://mobeegal.in > > > > find stuff closer. > > > > -- > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > http://mobeegal.in > > find stuff closer. > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
