A small group of developers got together last Saturday for a top secret meeting (yes, we all got secret agent names) at the sunlit Dushanbe Teahouse in Boulder. Four of the five of us were developers, as this story will reveal. The waiter came to serve us our water. He lifted up the first glass and the bottom dropped out mid-air, spilling water on the floor. I thought “a sign?” as the four scientists/programmers around me set to work determining what laws of physics were at play for such a thing to occur.*

We were meeting to discuss a new project with which I’m involved. I have teamed up with Ingrid Alongi, a kick ass developer, to apply to TechStars. Our application went in last week and we’ve been building since (wish us luck!). There is so much development talent in this town I often feel like I’m in a crock pot stewing with it. Although I’m schooled in business dev, design and user interface, I also have a deep connection with developers, and feel lucky and privileged to be invited to their meetups. I learn a lot at each meet and Saturday was no exception.

The project we were discussing is called Nutmeg. We’re developing an application that’s a fresh take on social networking. We’ll release more details in May. Until then, we’ll document our progress as a team and update frequently. Rock.

*Thanks to Joel Longtine for providing this summary of what may have happened:
The glass weakened over time at the point where the bottom (rather thick and heavy) met the sides (slimmed up quite a bit from the bottom). The glass was a bit hot from the dishwasher and the cold water might have weakened it through some thermal shock (or it could have just been old). When the waiter lifted it off the tray, there was a little bit of water, which probably provided a small vacuum, creating a bit of force, pulling the bottom shear off the rest of the glass.

**Thanks also to Jake Stetser for grabbing some great shots of the meet, including the ones in this post.