she’d work with Ben and take over the tech. That was a huge relief and meant I was 100% committed to my new shiny business without the sticky guilt. Over the next week, we repeated our preso with several accelerators and investors. We didn’t know what we were doing. Meeting with all these people is a first for everyone on the team. I had more questions than answers. It was very exciting and moving very quickly. It was stressful but in good ways. A week later, the guys went up to the Launch Festival. I decided to stay in LA and wrap up some things so that I could work on Snazzy full-time. This time gave me space to think and reflect. That little, quiet inner voice started whispering in my ear. I didn’t want to give up the life I worked so hard to create. My travel plans this year are extensive, including flitting all over the US for five weeks and almost a month in Australia and New Zealand. My teenage cousins are visiting me in LA for a week and I want to play with them. I can’t do these things if I’m in an office working crazy startup hours. If you read last month’s article, you know I’ve been working on getting my life where I can work from anywhere and pretty much do what I want for a long time. I’m there and I like it! It was a difficult decision but I chose to not move forward with Snazzy Room. People that don’t know me well think I’m crazy. I felt terrible knowing that I told my team and investors I was in and then changed my mind. Plus, being at the beginning of a startup that could be huge and get lots of funding is a dream of mine. Here is an idea I love, personally want to use, could see almost everyone I know using, and investors are calling us. Everything seemed to be coming together on a silver Startup Weekend platter. Nevertheless, I knew in my heart that Snazzy wasn’t what was best for me personally. It may be a professional dream, but it wasn’t the right time. And that is my main lesson from this Startup Weekend. When everything seems right but I know in my heart it is wrong, I have to follow my heart and say no. •
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