From 879e5d94bc4290955e6c261693633f8f7ddae5b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Pigford Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:16:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 559525a1..a6e7b7aa 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,9 +8,19 @@ There's a LOT of work to do to get this functioning, but it should be feasible. +## Backstory + +We spent the better part of 2021/2022 building a personal finance + wealth management app called Maybe. Very full-featured, including an "Ask an Advisor" feature which connected users with an actual CFP/CFA to help them with their finances (all included in your subscription). + +The business end of things didn't work out and so we shut things down mid-2023. + +We spend the better part of $1,000,000 building the app (employees + contractors, data providers/services, infrastructure, etc). + +We're now reviving the product as a fully open-source project. The goal is to let you run the app yourself, for free, and use it to manage your own finances and eventually offer a hosted version of the app for a small monthly fee. + ## Features -As a personal finance + wealth management app, Maybe has a lot of features. Here's a quick overview of some of the main ones... +As a personal finance + wealth management app, Maybe has a lot of features. Here's a brief overview of some of the main ones... - Net worth tracking - Financial account syncing