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Well, it's certainly been a busy two months!  So much so that we got distracted from writing a second monthly update earlier in September.

Recently, we've had some pretty interesting developments:

First, we're incredibly happy to share that our little startup has grown by 50% in size.  Or, in other words, a third person has recently decided to join Jeff and me on our adventure!  I'd better skimp on the details for now and let him post his own introduction and story as soon as he's had the opportunity to wrap things up at his current gig and settle down here.  But suffice it to say, we're all incredibly excited.

Second, we're moving!  The initial plan was to work out of space in my parents' home in Los Angeles for the first six months, but Jeff and I felt that having three of us living and working full-time would be a bit overkill (despite their awesome level of support in offering to make it work).  Luckily, Jeff's family graciously offered us an empty apartment to live and work out of on their property on Beaver Island, Michigan.

So, in a move that has left some of our friends and family scratching their heads, we're taking the show on the road for roughly another three months while we burrow away and continue to develop technology together from the island.

Here are some pictures of Beaver Island in the winter (courtesy of the Beaver Beacon):

If you would like to come visit us, there are daily and charter flights available through Fresh Air Aviation and Island Airways (Jeff developed the flight reservation system), or ferry rides through Beaver Island Boat Co (until the lake freezes over).

Is this startup suicide?  Paul Graham and The New York Times both might have you believe so!  But the argument that all startups must begin in Silicon Valley seems to hinge on "all other things being equal", which they rarely if ever are.  We're hoping that our divergent path will enable us to invest more time early in developing differentiating technology, bootstrapping all-the-while for as long as possible.  And then, eventually, we'll return to a metropolis, rejoin the tech world, and start going to trendy "Lunch 2.0" style events again (if they still exist).

So, with that, we'll be departing LA over the last weekend in October.  Jeff will be driving his car another 2,000 miles back to Michigan.  I'll be sticking around for my Dad's birthday on the 28th, and rendezvousing with Jeff and secret agent #3 at the airport in Flint, Michigan.

Before we go, we'll be hitting up this month's October g33k d1nner, and we're planning a quick visit to the bay area.  If you're up there and know us or wanna meet us, drop us a line!