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We been in a relatively quite mode over the last month and wanted to provide a quick update on some exciting recent developments.

In late September we kicked off our search for a third co-founder to lead / manage the development and programming responsibilities. This is a big job and we needed an individual that did more than throw around a lot of lingo, we needed someone that walked the walk and we all agree that we found our man (welcome aboard Steve).

The “stage” ahead is going to be extremely important for us. It comes down to this, if in the next 2.5 months we are not significantly further down field, and rapidly approaching the infamous 1st release – then there is a chance we may never cross that mark. Like a cold snap that hits Bordeaux mid-September, our little company might be dead on the vine.

On the flip side, we are like a team of cyclists approaching the mid way point of a mountain stage at the Tour de France. Our team has formed a strong position, and now its time to crouch down a bit lower, push from our guts, and make this opportunity count. At this stage, nothing matters except the mountain, not our competitors, not the VC’s, not even our target customers. For anyone to be our customer, competitor, or investor, we must emerge with a product / service that fulfills our customer’s minimum requirements. Until then it’s all vaporware and fresh mountain air.

Lets raise our water bottles to reaching the summit and catching a clean line down the mountain.

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