Monday, April 21, 2008
We launched TeachStreet at 1:18am today (April 21, 2008)!
Wow -- what a journey -- the TeachStreet site launched today, and humbly, I think it looks great. I'm so proud of the team, and what we built.
More on the TeachStreet blog (including some photos from launch celebration!).
Also some great coverage today from John Cook at the Seattle P-I, Mike Arrington at TechCrunch, ParentMap, and more -- really really awesome.
Thanks to friends and family -- I love you!
Dave
More on the TeachStreet blog (including some photos from launch celebration!).
Also some great coverage today from John Cook at the Seattle P-I, Mike Arrington at TechCrunch, ParentMap, and more -- really really awesome.
Thanks to friends and family -- I love you!
Dave
Labels: teachstreet
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Hard day -- Awesome day -- Team rose to the challenge!
Today was really awesome -- we've got our launch bugs in front of us, and the team went at them with focused intensity -- the list has fallen steadily, with all hands on deck. We even managed to laugh a few times, eat some half decent Thai food, and spot a meth smoker across the street in their Chevy Citation. Really, an eventful day all around.
The last several weeks (months, really) have been a really hard push for myself, and the TeachStreet team. We've seriously been pushed to the extreme. But, the beginning (the launch) is near, and with that we'll move to our next stage as a company, and as a team.
These are the great days -- the hard days -- the days that we remember later on. These are the days that most people aren't willing to rise to. We did. I'm so proud of the team.
Now, we're off to sleep, to prepare for another day of battle :-)
The last several weeks (months, really) have been a really hard push for myself, and the TeachStreet team. We've seriously been pushed to the extreme. But, the beginning (the launch) is near, and with that we'll move to our next stage as a company, and as a team.
These are the great days -- the hard days -- the days that we remember later on. These are the days that most people aren't willing to rise to. We did. I'm so proud of the team.
Now, we're off to sleep, to prepare for another day of battle :-)
Labels: bugs, launch, startups, teachstreet
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Lessons from the startup road
Yes, I know -- my blogging has suffered in the last few weeks.
To our TeachStreet investors, trust me when I say that that's a good thing. What it means is that we're pushing extremely hard to meet our self-set goals. And, we've made incredible progress, and are still on pace for our launch aspirations (with regard to quality, coverage and timing).
To friends and family, I'm doing my best! If you haven't heard from me, it's not because I haven't thought of you. Nor is it because I'd prefer to not be with you. Rather, it's because this creation is a lot of work. I probably told you that I expected it to be hard, but I've always been one to learn by doing, as you know.
Which leads me to a post from Seth Godin that I thought was apt -- he talks about how with new/important creations (in his post, he's referring to the iPhone... in our case, we're talking about our much more humble undertaking, TeachStreet) there are always many times where it would be much easier to just say "forget it", and everyone would breathe huge sighs of relief, and move on.
However, we don't do that -- we can't do that. We know the risks, and the odds of failure. But we also know how great it would be to make our dreams a reality. And how much hard work, stress, and yes... fun... it is, to give it a herculean effort.
So, that's why my posting's been more sporadic. See you in a few years ;-)
To our TeachStreet investors, trust me when I say that that's a good thing. What it means is that we're pushing extremely hard to meet our self-set goals. And, we've made incredible progress, and are still on pace for our launch aspirations (with regard to quality, coverage and timing).
To friends and family, I'm doing my best! If you haven't heard from me, it's not because I haven't thought of you. Nor is it because I'd prefer to not be with you. Rather, it's because this creation is a lot of work. I probably told you that I expected it to be hard, but I've always been one to learn by doing, as you know.
Which leads me to a post from Seth Godin that I thought was apt -- he talks about how with new/important creations (in his post, he's referring to the iPhone... in our case, we're talking about our much more humble undertaking, TeachStreet) there are always many times where it would be much easier to just say "forget it", and everyone would breathe huge sighs of relief, and move on.
However, we don't do that -- we can't do that. We know the risks, and the odds of failure. But we also know how great it would be to make our dreams a reality. And how much hard work, stress, and yes... fun... it is, to give it a herculean effort.
So, that's why my posting's been more sporadic. See you in a few years ;-)
Labels: forget it, seth godin, teachstreet
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
TeachStreet v0.1 has Launched!
No, there's not much "there there" yet, but we finally established a firm home for TeachStreet. We've made a tremendous amount of additional progress in the last few weeks (CTO on board, financing nearly finished, office set up and most of the painful administrative efforts completed, more new hires on the way... now we get to finally start building the site!).
If you're interested in what we're up to, visit the new website and sign up for updates, and subscribe to the TeachStreet blog.
If you're interested in what we're up to, visit the new website and sign up for updates, and subscribe to the TeachStreet blog.
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