Just because someone has a day job doesn't mean he or she can't be an entrepreneur, too.
Take Kerry Colligan as an example. During the day, he works as the vice president of operations and marketing for software firm
SRT Solutions in downtown Ann Arbor. In his spare time he has developed his own call logging mobile app called Carmel.
Carmel logs calls made on a smartphone. After each call it asks the user if he or she wants to log the call, and if so for a few data points. That information is then stored for later use so sales and marketing staff or other interested parties can draw upon that valuable contact information later without sorting through a phone book of nameless numbers.
"You know you need to keep a call log but no one wants to do it," Colligan says. "This makes it easier to do it."
The $5 app is currently available for Android phones and will be available for iPhones in December. Colligan doesn't believe this app will make him rich or even produce enough work to become his full-time job. However, he does believe this little entrepreneurial experience will help him perform his day job much more effectively from a few different angles.
"Developing Carmel gives me the chance to see software development from the product owner and customer perspective," Colligan says.
Source: Kerry Colligan, developer of Carmel mobile app
Writer: Jon Zemke
Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.
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