Farewell, Upromise.
Today was my last day at Upromise, after more than a decade working there in various roles. I wrote this to those I’m leaving behind, but I thought I’d share it with a broader audience:
So long, everyone. Today is the end of my time at Upromise.
It’s been a long, strange trip — and a wonderful ride. Ten years gone, more than a quarter of my life, and I’d do it again.
When I started back in October 2000, there were no members, no website, no revenue, just a big idea and a lot of enthusiasm.
None of this has gone how I expected, but having been a developer, principal engineer, manager and architect I’ve had the privilege to work with some incredibly talented people and to build something that has in some way impacted the lives of millions of people. We may not have fundamentally changed the affordability of college as we’d set out to do, but by reaching so high we did do some great, great things. Maybe that’s the most important lesson I’ve learned in my time here: in reaching for unattainable goals, it’s possible to succeed along the way even though you never get there. May you all reach for things beyond your grasp, and in so doing, grow.
I’m looking forward to keeping in touch via linkedin and twitter, and I hope and expect my path will cross with many of yours again.
Thank you, sincerely, for everything.
Warm Regards,
Chris Weekly
Former Sr. Web Applications Architect, Upromise
