Our offices are in the CBD of Sydney.
We love the buzz, convenience, vibe, diversity and multitude of lunch choices.
Not to mention it allows me to take the ferry to work - the only form of public transport where you arrive in a better mood than when you got on.
A couple of years back around the corner of us I noticed a hole in the ground.
When I went back a few months later there was an entire skyscraper there!
I remember thinking - “Gosh, they put up an entire skyscraper with glass lifts etc in what felt like a few months.”
The last few weeks have reminded me of this story.
A month ago we had a very raw spell check engine spitting out email reports.
Today we have officially finalised spellr.us beta version 1.0.
I always knew that the team was smart and good - but even I am impressed - which actually takes quite a lot.
It has been quite something to see - “extreme agile development” - at its best - with design and usability thrown in along the way.
There is only one person who external to Melon Media that has access to spellr.us so far - and that is the folk at one of our favourite blogs Techcrunch.
We are all holding out to see what they think of it.
We will be testing testing testing today and tomorrow and if all goes according to plan the beta testers will have access to the system.
Then the real fun begins and I think Charl and Adam will have the fun task of ensuring the system can handle the loads and optimise and scale if need be.
As an entrepreneur who loves the start-up phase of business - the creation of web businesses certainly allow for fast momentum - a fun roller coaster ride for all involved.
Kevin
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