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Dear Android Developer Challenge losers,

Submitted by muthu.ramadoss on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 01:55.

May 12, 2008. Monday.
Your android application is not in the top 50 ADC winners list.

Dear Android Developer Challenge losers,

I know you are drunk. I know you are hung over. I know you are feeling terrible. I know you are at your lows. I know life sucks. I know you can't get out of your bed. But wake up, will ya?

Your android application is not in the top 50 winners list. Cool. Take a deep breath. Look outside. Anything changed? Nah.. nothing changed. Your wife loves you as much as she did before. Your kids love you as much as they did before. Your friends love you just like before. You must do the same. You must do the same to your Android application. Give it the same love, will ya?

First thing first, Send out your congratulations to the top 50 winners. Yes, you heard me right. Do it now, and do it fast. Better? It felt good right? Yeah I know, It feels great. Wonderful.

Now that you are feeling better, let me tell you this:

Read more...

You might have won the challenge if only the judging process was fair. Your application kicks ass, but might have been prejudiced. Is that what you are thinking right now? Stop. Get over it.

Your application is not in the top 50 winners. That is the fact. Accept it. The top 50 ADC winners have been selected and they are enjoying the spotlight right now. Great. But does that mean, success is guaranteed?

Winning ADC Phase I guarantees 25K. Winning ADC Phase I guarantees press and spotlight for now. And you feel terrible for missing out. But you know what? You can guarantee something more than that. You can guarantee something that no one will be able to take it away from you. You can guarantee something that is realistic and will keep you motivated every single day.

You can work hard at being the best. You can work hard to build something that makes people happy. You can work hard to build something that your folks will find it easy to use. You can work hard to keep at it as long as you can, as long as it takes and as long as you like.You can work hard to change the world.

Your success or failure is not something for others to decide. Its you, who does that.

You don't believe me, do you?

Take a look:

http://infolab.stanford.edu/~sergey/

Can you believe that? That can be you. Now go out and change the world.

Comments

Scoring results
Submitted by Arc (not verified) on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 00:48.

Just curious if Google is considering sending back scoring results for the entries. I think most entrants, my team included, would be interested in seeing how our apps did in all four categories.

and thanks for the motivational letter. I think my team and I were very concerned with inadequate/unfair judging, but such is life ;)

Glad you liked it
Submitted by muthu.ramadoss on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 03:47.

Arc,

Yeah the whole idea of this post is for "motivation", and asking the participants not to lose heart if they did not win.

I'm sure we have all put a lot of hard work and at the end of the day we should be proud about it irrespective of the results.

Google "might" send back some sort of a feedback to the participants. But that's only a guess. Hope they do that.

Thanks for your comments.

http://mobeegal.in
find stuff closer.

Finally
Submitted by Incognito (not verified) on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 03:46.

>Your android application is not in the top 50 winners list. Cool. Take a deep breath. Look outside. Anything >changed?

Well, at least now I can get on with my life. :)

Finally, yes we can move on
Submitted by muthu.ramadoss on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 08:01.

Incognito,

I know what you are saying. Yes, one way or the we can get on with our life.

Either you carry on with your dreams, or start a new one.. good luck to you.

http://mobeegal.in
find stuff closer.

i believe u have already
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 02:29.

i believe u have already written ur congrats email for the winners.

This is both for winners & losers.
Submitted by muthu.ramadoss on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 02:55.

This post is both for winners & losers. No separate posts for winners, since they are already eating their cake ;)

http://mobeegal.in
find stuff closer.

Does the result come out?
Submitted by sunflower on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 02:17.

Does the result come out?

Results are expected this week
Submitted by muthu.ramadoss on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 02:57.

Sunflower,

ADC Phase I results are expected this week (May 5 - 9). Its not yet been announced as of today. Good luck.

http://mobeegal.in
find stuff closer.

thank you muthu:)
Submitted by sunflower on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 03:41.

In fact, I have already numbed. But my family and friends are very care about me. So most of them call me to ask about the result ~
good luck to everybody!)

Welcome
Submitted by muthu.ramadoss on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 08:13.

Sunflower,

You are welcome. Friends and Family will always love us the way they did irrespective of the result.

Rock on.

http://mobeegal.in
find stuff closer.

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