Derek Brambles

I put together a digest of the last few months building Ting - the good, the meh, and the lessons I can imagine me wanting to tell future founders so they can dodge the bruises and get to the good stuff quicker...

The good:
- Nearly 1,000 users - ~50% MoM growth with no ads.
- Added Outlook, Teams, Zoom + multi-calendar.
- Launched Memories, micro product moments when the AI remembers small details + you feel seen.
- Team is now 2 founders, 2 engineers, AI QA + day-one consultant. Oh, and a baby was born yesterday!
- Inbound pilots from a top 10 tech company, top 3 ad network, top 3 bank.
- Great investor convos at Web Summit + SF.

Hey there,

Dan here - Founder of BlogBowl

I had so much going on after launch, that I only found time to write a post and thank everyone!

For years I worked behind the scenes of digital marketing managing huge ad budgets, scaling brands, and watching the internet slowly fill up with more noise, more banner ads, and more affiliate links than actual value.

Every site is littered with static links. Every search ends with someone leaving the publisher s site. No personalization. No intelligence. Just clutter.