About Michael Khalili

Michael Khalili Oh snap

Hi, I’m Michael Khalili. I’ve been programming ever since my dad brought home a Commodore 64, over 20 years ago. During my early teens I ran a local BBS with a spare phone line, dial-up modem and a 486 Leading Edge computer. But everything changed in 1995 when my older brother first introduced me to the internet. His NYU student account, Trumpet Winsock and Netscape Navigator opened my eyes to what could be, a beautiful canvas for my creativity. Ever since then I’ve been coming up with and developing new web sites.

Now I’m 30 and working on my current project Yappler.com, an iPhone App Directory. It features a program called Yappler.com Sync which creates an online list of your iPhone apps to share. You should download it here.

Update 6/28/2010: A year later and I’m 31. Unfortunately, Yappler.com hasn’t gained much traction. Though I have plans to rebuild it, they had to be shelved for a few months while I waited for iOS4 to come out.

Waiting for the Yappler.com rebuild gave me time to work on the following projects:
MyContestSite.com – Twitter OAuth based sweepstakes. This site has been out for a while and hasn’t done well. Though the site hasn’t performed the core concept, building followers, will live on in another project I recently started development on. The new site will be focused on helping people find interesting follows without the distraction of a sweepstakes.

PartyCamera.com – Group picture sharing in real-time. The concept is simple: A central place to upload and share pictures from an event. The iPhone app uploads the pictures instantly and lets you see everyone’s pictures in real-time. It’s been out for over 2 months now and we’re putting the final touches on a major release for the web and iPhone app.

EverythingSolution.com – A web design and development shop. The team is built with people I’ve worked with on past projects whom I trust, are dedicated and do a fantastic job. We’re able to take on small projects like an logo or other identity all the way up to a complex website like Party Camera with an iPhone app companion. In between building solutions for clients we’re working on a commercial web tool to make life easier for iPhone developers.

I turn 32 on Jan 11th 2011. I hope to have these projects and the Yappler.com rebuild done before then!

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  • So you're the programmer that Andrew talked about in his video shows.
    I wish I had a brother like you! :-)

    Congrats for Mailbits!
  • Thanks. Working with Andrew has been great. Mailbits was an amazing roller coaster ride and I'm ready to get back on. Hopefully one of my new projects will take off and the next adventure will begin.
  • tp
    Thanks for coming on Mixergy this morning!
  • I'm facing a somewhat similar issue. Though I've had a nice hit back in the late 90's I'm still struggling with new projects taking off. I've considered taking a job with a company several times but I feel I'm not there yet. I've got a lot of talent so I know I'd be able to land a job if I needed but I still have more ideas I'd like to execute myself.

    Eventually I'll want to have kids of my own and for that I'll need stability and more money. If I don't have another success in the next few years I'll probably join a company grow within there. It's still possible to make a lot of money working for another company or even develop your own ideas while getting a good paycheck (check your contract though).

    If you have an idea, money and have no kids (or are able to support your kids while you develop the idea) then go for it. If you've run out of ideas then get a good job that you enjoy doing and can even learn new skills at. Just being over 40 doesn't mean you're out of the game.
  • michaelleeson
    Hey Michael, as the Technical Khalili child and I am coming up on the new year, I have a question.
    I am approaching 40, I've failed to grab onto a meteor for both the Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 waves.
    I am drinking Olde English 800 40's and trying to see my future . MY question to you is if you hadn't hit the brass ring on web 1.0 and web 2.0, would you still reach for the brass ring ( big risk, big win) or would you finally settle for a corporate gig that gives better benefits slowly. I'm afraid my years as a startup daredevil are over and I should get the safe and secure Big Corporate gig. Best Regards.
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