I built an app to save my Mom’s life

Republished from https://www.homehelpstatus.com/posts/2015/08/19/i-built-homehelpstatus-to-save-my-moms-life.

Legend has it that many (most?) people that start a software business, launch an internet site, or create an app in the modern era are looking for a big payday. That may or may not be true, but I know that, when I set out to create what would eventually become HomeHelpStatus, I did so for one reason: I needed to save my Mom’s life.

This sounds like hyperbole, but it’s not. As I’ve wri...