It was the coolest thing I had ever done and I knew it was going to make. all. the. money.
A thread on life lessons from a failed project. 👇
The product itself was going to be my magnum opus. It would be this gorgeous, interactive CD that would have 360-degree tours, powered by Quicktime Virtual Reality.
Or standing in the middle of a game-park and exploring everything, with little pop-up data for animal information, tourist spots, etc.
Because I thought the idea was very cool, I assumed everyone would be interested in investing and making all of the money. All of the tourism and advertising dollars I was dreaming of.
A year or so later, Google came into Uganda, launched Google Maps locally and the rest is history. They've basically mapped all the way to Mama Gundi's joint with the nice katogo.
Launch the rocket, watch it burst into flames, get the data, build a better rocket.
Peace!