Six guys in a cabin in the woods
by Scott Lake on July 16th, 2008
Just got back from the Mercury Grove retreat. As I mentioned in my previous post, we were getting together to go over the final path to launch. Most of this had to do with getting Andrew and Creighton together in the same room to work on the UI design and functionality. Both of these guys are smart. Let me say it again, BOTH of these guys are really smart. I have worked with talented designers and developers in my short career and none of them can match how good these guys are. They’re professional, experienced and fast workers. We went through about fifteen screens with them over the two day retreat and each one seemed better than the last. This is especially interesting for me because I’d like to start showcasing some of the elegant features that they have incorporated into the the app.
On the social media side, I presented the plan for entitled “From now to launch and beyond” which was pretty well received. Up to this point, I had been a little disappointed with how some of the MG crew and partners couldn’t bring themselves to blogging. The retreat made me realize that you just cant force people do things they just don’t want to do. The result is a bit of shift in how things will roll out from now on. Although, I want everyone to participate, they don’t have to. We have to use peoples passion where it is most effective. For me, it would be in the SM plan and the blog and launch. For others it can be whatever they are working on. Although it would be great to see that passion put into words, its not the end of the world as long as the product is great.
