Grooving in Mississippi
Mike highlights some of the projects he’s been working to develop while in Natchez, as he shows off his latest incarnation of WANDA and discusses a mobile app he’s working to develop.
This is Mike George coming at you "live on tape" from the beautiful suburbs of Natchez, Mississippi. I’m currently dealing with some crooked glasses and a serious "farmer’s tan" from spending too much time out on the bluff, but I had to jump on to show you a total marvel.
Meet WANDA Generation 4.0. She’s the valedictorian of "WANDA-ville". I finally splurged and upgraded her with JBL speakers — no more of those Walmart speakers now that I’ve got some skills. WANDA is a beast; she’s twice as powerful as the old versions. She’s a piece of "Taiwanese-American engineering" that you can have for your very own for just $120 cash (or four easy payments of $29.99). Please remember, this is my side hustle; I’m not a factory in Asia spitting these out, I’m just one person.
WANDA actually started as a prototype in Cauldron Labs, which is part of the Crimson Rouge clusterfuck that serves as my business incubator for new inventions and gimmicks. My goal for Cauldron Labs is to get a bunch of "nerds" together to help develop and commercialize ideas that could actually make some money.
Speaking of ideas, I’m putting out a Request for Bids (RFP) for an app I want to design called "No Pitch". I can’t stand seeing restaurants throw away perfectly good food because of an order mistake, so this app would basically be a non-profit version of DoorDash focused on reducing food waste. Here’s how it works:
Pitching: A restaurant or individual with extra food pushes a button to "pitch" the item.
Fetching: Nearby users get a "ping" on their phone and the first one to hit "fetch" (or catch) reserves the food and goes to pick it up.
It’s a win-win that kills two birds with one stone by connecting hungry people with excess food without needing a middleman delivery driver. I’m looking for programmers — and while I usually look for "twinks," I’d honestly love some straight programmers to work on this too, because I need fewer "flaky ass cowards" in my life and more people who can actually get things commercialized.
The "honeymoon period" here in Natchez is coming to a close just as the weather is getting nice, which is a bit sad—especially after being stood up by a guy last week. But for now, I’m just enjoying this lovely Tuesday afternoon.
Take care of yourselves, take care of your drug dealer, and take care of somebody else. Toodaloo!
