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| First Version - Concept |
Started out as an idea to manage all social media, MeSocial was the launching point of our company,
1ME, LLC. Creating an unknown path for us to take on, teaching us more than we ever realized, and weeding out individuals who could not grasp the entrepreneur profession, MeSocial was more than just a product we were trying to create, it was a learning tool for a start-up venture.
Since its beta launch in April 2013, it has spawned a team size of 12, raised $10K from a crowdfunding campaign, created an office in India with 5 developers, and a user base north of 600 accounts. Today, that is no more.
With its main intentions to integrate posts from the major social
networks into one location, ability to manage multiple accounts, and allow you to make a status update that could be posted
across all your connected social accounts at one time, it was just the base of what
MeSocial could do. As we further its development, we were able to integrate chat from
Facebook and Google Hangouts, add a news RSS reader, pull in
videos/pictures trends, manage calendars locally and from Google, and
the ability to create sticky notes, to just name a few features.
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| Second Version - Alpha Testing |
The question I faced earlier this year was do I grind and
continue this website or do I pivot to something else? With the
changing technology landscape and the rapid shift to mobile and mobile
apps, it was time for MeSocial to pivot to the mobile platform as well.
Something I should have done last year, to be honest with you and base
on the "when will you have a mobile app?" questions from our users
alone. That was an expensive lesson and MeSocial will never be
the product that I saw in my vision a couple years ago. That is a good thing as my vision has changed and developed to something I know is better.
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| Third Version - Beta Launch |
Now all of this is gone but what it left behind is a wealth of lessons learned,
self development, and the mechanics of how to operate a start-up. So
farewell to 1ME's first product, MeSocial. You have shown us what it
is like to take an idea to reality, pushed us to our limits as we tried
to keep up with the ever changing technology landscape, and taught us the
hardships of being an entrepreneur.
We are done with MeSocial, the website. However, a
piece of its function will exist as we build a mobile app that is just more than a
social hub and I'm excited to share that news soon!
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| Last Version |
Lastly, I would like to personally say thank you to all of our friends, family members, and MeSocial users that have signed up on this website, who took the time to share your feedback, and most importantly, believed in the team and I in this start-up venture!
Failures are great only if you choose to learn from it. So stay tuned!
