Thank you. At the beginning (and even now, really) we didn't treat it as a start-up, more of a passion project. So during the first few months when I was building everything out I threw out all the standard advice and just focused on making the best thing possible for my siblings and my grandparents, no matter how long it took. I'm enjoying every moment working on this product, especially the moments with my own grandparents.

My grandpa Tirrell Cook, aka Grandpa Cook, passed away peacefully on April 9th after a tough month-long battle in the hospital. I was fortunate enough to have flexibility in my schedule to be by his side 4-5 days a week. He was truly a great man - I don't know anyone else like him - and I'll miss him dearly. I'm super grateful for all the crazy great times we had the past couple of years. I wrote more about my relationship with him here: https://nanagram.co/blog/on-happiness-from-tirrell-cook

With his passing, I considered putting NanaGram on hold for a while but the feedback from customers has been tremendous, as well as the media: https://mashable.com/2018/04/24/nanagrams-photo-printing-ser.... Plus my Mom, my Grandma, my future mother-in-law, and my Aunt all get a monthly NanaGram.