They announced the finalists. We weren´t one of them. When I realized that we weren´t going to be in the finals, I was disappointed; but by the time I left the room where we heard the announcements, I didn´t really care. Winning would have been nice. But that´s not the real prize. The real prize is getting to meet people from all over the world, and partying with them. I no longer have to look at them as competitors, but as colleagues and friends. I´ve met far more people since the announcement than before it. There might have been a bit more bitterness in my teammates, but I think since we´ve had time to reflect, we´re all OK. We took some time to vent with Ben and each other. So I wish the finalist teams good luck in the competition.
Did the exception that I had prevent us from moving on? I´m not sure I want to know. I don´t think it did. Our problem, I think, was that we didn´t relate the problem well enough to the judges. They were from all over the world: amateur sports could be very different where they come from, so they may not be able to see the importance of our app to the market. We´ll present to the Canadian judge in Sao Paulo and see what he thinks. I´ll also see what feedback I can get on our app from the judges that saw us.
Too bad! but like I said before you left, you already won a trip of a lifetime.