What’s Been Happening at Postful?
May 19, 2007
Like all proud parents, we’ve found that having a beta is a rewarding but exhausting process. Sadly, this blog, like a previous child, has been neglected.
So, I thought I’d take a few minutes this evening to give a general update on where we’re at, how things are progressing, our dreams of writing Broadway musicals, etc.
Over the last month, we’ve been finding the balance between working on bugs, working on new features, and helping our new users. Due to herculean efforts by our programming team (think of the Augean stables), we’ve made some major improvements in response to your feedback. Some of our feature releases have been slightly delayed in this process, but we’re definitely moving forward now with a better system than the one we began with.
Personally, I think all of us have gone through the process of finding what our limits are. Sleep can be delayed, but you have to find a balance in order to keep going for the long haul.
This may sound strange to those who haven’t worked in this kind of environment, but it’s actually hard to force yourself to take breaks. Emotionally, working on this is energizing. It’s thrilling to see each new user’s ideas and questions. Each bug is a personal offense that simply must be dealt with. The limits have been physical. Past a certain point, you have to give your body breaks from that kind of constant rush. Heck, some of us have even started taking the occasional day off again.
That’s the rough overview, at least. There are a hundred little stories, some of which we’ll be able to share as things develop, others we’ll probably keep to ourselves. It’s somewhat incredible that it’s only been a month and a half since the beta began. I’m looking forward to seeing what surprises the next few months bring.
