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January 5th is celebrated as National Bird Day in the United States. The day is dedicated to promoting awareness about the importance of birds in the environment and celebrating the beauty and diversity of these fascinating creatures.

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Overall, National Bird Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the many ways in which birds enrich our lives and our environment. By learning more about these fascinating creatures and taking steps to protect their habitats, we can help ensure that they continue to thrive for generations to come.

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As the founder of the decade-long company Hatchlings Inc., programmer Brad Dwyer was willing to make the adjustments necessary to grow his company. Upon leaving Iowa State University before graduating, his technology startup proved to be a worthy investment of his time. Although Brad’s journey has not been completely without struggle, his computer vision and augmented reality ideas ultimately created a fun and new virtual experience for people across the country.

In this episode we will discuss:

Transitioning from the gaming industry into augmented reality

The creation of Magic Sudoku 

The novelty of augmented reality providing contextual information

Our mobile devices being able to understand and recognize our environment

Thinking about the company’s success path 5-10 years in the future

Quotes:

“If rewound 20 years and we told everybody that you were going to have a listening device that was always on in your pocket and everyone was going to have one of these, I think they would have had the same sort of [upset] reaction. But now we all carry around cell phones without even thinking about it. So these dystopian views of the future... it’s easy to see the downside of things but it’s a lot harder to imagine in which our lives are better.” (8:50)

“What we’ve learned is the benefits of [this technology] have been so vast, people have been willing to give up some sense of privacy in exchange for these extra features and abilities in their life... I think there’s a lot of responsibility involved in making sure that those trade-offs aren’t too much and that we’re not purposely moving ourselves into a dystopia.” (9:25)

“You should think about why you want to start a company... Is this something that I really want to do?” (10:25)

Links:

Brad Dwyer Twitter:

https://twitter.com/braddwyer

Hatchlings Inc. Website:

https://about.hatchlings.com/

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As the founder of the decade-old company Hatchlings Inc., programmer Brad Dwyer was willing to do make the adjustments necessary to grow the company and keep it alive. Upon leaving Iowa State University before graduating, his technology startup proved to be a worthy investment of his time. Although Brad’s journey has not been completely without struggle, his computer vision and augmented reality ideas ultimately created a fun virtual experience for people across the world.

In this episode we discuss:

• Brad’s programming beginnings in junior high
• Achieving passive income through viral success 
• The history and process of Hatchlings on Facebook Creating a subscription model for virtual goods
• Sponsors and the bumps along the road to success
• Scaling up as the company grew to over 15 million users
• Diversifying from Facebook to a mobile platform
• Making hard decisions when a company’s profits decline

Quotes:

“Think longer term, think bigger.” (8:05)

“What makes Hatchlings special? Why did people play this for ten years? How can we leverage our strengths to expand in a strategic way rather than just throwing a bunch of money into things and seeing randomly if something was going to work?” (17:58)

Links:

Brad Dwyer Twitter:
https://twitter.com/braddwyerHatchlings Inc.

Website:
https://about.hatchlings.com/

Sponsors:

LadyBoss

LadyBoss is a premium nutrition company that provides the best weight loss supplements in the world for women. 

To sign up for LadyBoss or research their amazing nutrition products, head here: https://www.ladyboss.com/lean?affiliate_id=1260607

LiquidWeb

LiquidWeb offers e-commerce solutions to help get your online shop up and running! 

Check out their website and use the promo code below to obtain your shop’s start-up discount: https://www.liquidweb.com/LiquidWeb 
Promo Code: Formula33

To listen to more episodes head to theformulapodcast.com
or check out the full video episodes on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/@justtrevorcarlson
To follow our travels and read our travel guides head to lostandlore.com
or watch our travel videos on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavHMv7t-VKqYZrusR4eUUQ