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Starting your own business can be a very daunting task, starting a technology company without any tech experience can even be more challenging. In 2019 we embarked upon a journey to achieve what we thought at the time was a very impossible task.

Before PS Remember there was no platform on the market that connected students past, present and future at the college and university level worldwide.

Our idea was big and bold, but did it solve a real problem or fill a void in the world? So, we asked ourselves the following questions:

Is there an existing social media platform that connects College and University students ? No

Is there a website or an app where alumni can reconnect with their former classmates worldwide? No

Is there one specific platform where schools around the world can connect with prospective and current students? No

We knew then that we had a unique concept and were solving a problem. We now needed to create an app that would connects all the students in the world, allowing them to be social.

 We had this world changing idea but no knowledge on how to implement it. We didn’t know how to build a website or knew anyone who could. So, we started doing research online to find a trusted team of talented developers who understood the vision.  We started with a team but soon realized it wasn't a good match and had to severe ties. It took about 3 months to find and secure the right team.

We were given an estimate of $200k to $300k to complete the website, the app and retrieve the database of over 2.5 million schools. We were left wondering, “How were we going to pay for all this?” We had no investors, and when we reached out for financial help we were told repeatedly “people do not invest in dreams or potential”. So, we decided to invest in our dream and to do it one day at a time. What would have taken a team with large investors 6 months to build took us 3 years to complete. During those 3 years, we worked in concert with the developers, doing our own research, becoming more familiar with technology lingo and applications.

To cut cost, we took it upon ourselves to ascertain the database of every kindergarten, middle school, high school, college and university in over 147 countries. By contacting the ministry of education of several countries and sharing our initiative we were able to obtain comprehensive raw data. The data came in a format that wasn’t usable for our developers and instead of hiring 20 people to decipher all the data, we took our time and one by one organized and authenticated over 2.5 million schools. The data we received were in multiple languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swahili, Dutch and many more, luckily, we can speak multiple languages and the process took about 12 months to complete.

 After 3 years of challenges, hard work and determination, the website www.psremember.com  is completed. The mobile app is also available in the AppStore and Google Play.