Raise a glass to a day without deadlines
For the first time in a month and a half, I have an evening without obligations. All the demos in all the languages are done and a preview version of our product made its way to a roster of current and potential investors just after midnight last night.
I’ve been responsible for getting the demos (which are basically the real product in various stages of development) built and making sure they were reliable and of good quality, as well as QA and some editorial work. When you consider that the product didn’t exist six weeks ago and the first demos were a month ago, you can imagine what life has been like. 10-20 hours a day on the couch with the laptop, kicking and integrating and testing and finding the loose bits and the missing connections and the knobs that needed tweaking… but we made it at last and finally I can sit here and write a post and play a little WoW with no lurking pressure that Something Needs To Be Done.
The demos were well worth the sweat and tears and ridiculous lack of sleep, eliciting amazingly positive reactions from the VCs we saw up to and including dollar amounts bandied around the table during the demo, which I understand is a rare phenomenon. We’ve already gotten support and relationships with some frighteningly powerful players, and January is going to be hell as we work to get the last bits of functionality in and prepare to open for a small public beta, with a general release to follow a bit later. A lot of work left but we really have achieved miracles. I can’t wait to be able to share the app with you all! It’s already proving distracting to the internal employees who find themselves playing with it instead of working. :D
Happy holidays to you all. Drink and relax and stuff snow down someone’s back and get thrown in a snowbank and then drink some hot chocolate with little marshmallows in it.
Keith said,
December 23, 2007 @ 6:00 pm
Happy holidays!
Bill said,
December 31, 2007 @ 9:00 am
Thanks Keith, happy Chrismukkah to you! ;)
Chiquita said,
January 4, 2008 @ 9:08 am
So this means we won’t be hanging out for awhile yet…
And I’m a fan of Christmakwanzukah myself.
Bill said,
January 5, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
Whatchoo mean no hanging out! My TV and DVDs and takeout menus are always at your disposal. :D
Chiquita said,
January 11, 2008 @ 10:29 am
Dig it! After next Saturday we’re hanging out fo’ sho’. Are you coming to see me in The Cyclops at Centaur before we close?
We got shows this Sunday at 9pm, next Tuesday at 9pm, and then on Thursday and Saturday at 7pm.
Please come by and have a beverage with me after the show!
Bill said,
January 12, 2008 @ 5:18 pm
Aiee! I shall endeavour to be there!