Launchora is my first company. I was 22 when the "idea” (of an online platform that rethinks publishing and makes it easier, faster, broader) hit me. Now, at the ripe old age of 24, I get to share that idea with the world.
The journey of getting Launchora from an idea to its current state of webbed glory with fully-functioning features and colorful story covers is itself a story - which is why I’m half-busy writing my first long-form story titled Lakshya, Part One (of One planned installments).
Sidenote: if you’re curious about the actual plot of this self-biography (doesn’t “self" sound better than “auto”?!), here is a taste: Lakshya, Part One is the story of how I, on my 23rd birthday, gave myself the near-impossible goal of becoming a millionaire by my 25th birthday. Oh and every chapter is written without knowing what the next chapter of the story (and my life, concurrently) will be about. To be published exclusively on Launchora on September 20th, 2014! Did I mention that my 25th birthday is September 19th, 2014?
Besides the fact that Launchora is quite literally my life - the company was officially founded on my 23rd birthday (there was a clue to this in the above sidenote) - and that the quality of life I will experience for the remainder of my twenties depends solely on how this company performs - Launchora, in its simplest and most self-referential form, is my first story. Which is what I'm hoping you see Launchora as: a new way to create and...
Sidenote 2 - the side-quel: Is it a bit unsubtle that I’m trying to circle back the idea that "Launchora is a story" to “Launchora is a new way to create and read stories”? Also, aren't sequels just the worst when they aren't part of planned multi-layered storyline and are only brought back because the people incharge don't have any original ideas left? If you answered yes to both of these questions, continue reading.
...read stories.
But what makes the story of Launchora slightly different from any other story is that it’s one I hope I get to keep writing forever. What makes this experience even more blissful is that just because of the mere happenstance that led you to this website, you have helped me continue writing this story.
Because while I would love to create many new stories with Launchora in the future, for now all I can really hope for is that this website can help you create your first story.
So go ahead and click on Create on the top right corner (unless you haven't logged in yet in which case do that first) and start writing - the worst that can happen is that you'll help a new, unknown web startup gain one more wandering pre-origin-story storyteller.
Create. Publish. Explore. Read.
All in one place.
Welcome to Launchora.