Dande (formerly called “Wishmay”) started as a site for people to post things they want to buy, in hopes that other viewers might possess these things and be willing to sell to the party that wants to buy. It is basically “buying in reverse.” To date there have been things posted every now and then, but we have not hit crazy traffic volumes by any means. Not to worry though,
April 16th, 2022
Why we changed our e-commerce name from Wishmay to Dande
The idea for a project called “Wishmay” came to me several years ago while out on a 7 mile run. My mind often starts to ponder different things while running — what else is there to do on a 7 mile run?? On that day, I began wondering if I had ever seen a website where nothing is for sale, only things people are looking for. And then the sellers
April 13th, 2021
The Wishmay Site — Impressions So Far
It’s been several months now since we launched the Wishmay site, a branch of LivestockCity where people post things they want to buy. Nothing on the site is actually for sale, but viewers browse the items and sell to the buyers. The site launched on Black Friday in 2020, although we hadn’t even completed the Stripe payments integration at the time. That integration was finally completed towards the end of
March 2nd, 2021
Don’t Throw Away Your Junk So Quickly!
The saying goes, “One person’s junk is another person’s treasure.” How many items seen as “junk” are thrown out every day and destined for a landfill? How many people are looking for that those “junk” items but cannot find it? That obscure component of a device that someone else is searching for on eBay….an old abandoned cd in the house that no one listens to that winds up in the trash
February 27th, 2017
Startup Lessons I learned — Part II
In Part 1 written a while ago, I talked about creating a lean startup, and how I made the mistake of not beginning with a minimum viable product. Upon more reflection, I realized I have learned a great deal more in the past year or more of working on a startup. By the way, as my startup approaches the next stage, I am sure I will have a Part III
January 5th, 2017
Hey Non-Technical Livestock Farmer — Its Time to Get Technical
Farming with an iPad. If you are the son/daughter/niece/nephew/friend of a livestock farmer, and you’re reading this, please share this article with them! I know there are livestock
November 11th, 2016
I’m Buying A New 15″ Macbook Pro Despite The Negative Backlash
2016 Macbook Pro with Touchpad. Photo: Apple As I watched the Apple event announcing the Macbook Pro that I have been waiting for Apple to release for over a year, I loved what I was hearing. I preordered the 15″ version almost immediately, then had some buyer’s remorse and almost canceled the order. In the end, I did not cancel. So why did I consider cancelling in the first place, and
April 14th, 2016
Latest Medium Post – 4/15/2016
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April 14th, 2016
Connecting the Dots — Siamese Fighting Fish, Llamas, Life Insurance, and Science
(Note: Originally posted on Medium.com. From now on, Medium posts will eventually be provided here with a link to the Medium article. Follow me on Medium to see article as soon as it’s published…link is below to follow me). One of the best commencement speeches I’ve ever watched on You Tube was Steve Jobs’ speech at Stanford. In it, he talks about “connecting the dots” of your past, and it
April 14th, 2016
What is LivestockCity? Everything I Wanted and More
(Note: Originally posted on Medium.com) Just a couple days ago my team and I launched our startup, LivestockCity. This has been a work in progress for well over 3 years, so it was awesome to finally see it go live. I have written on Medium before about why it took so long to launch and some of the mistakes we made along the way. But why did we make this