RE: Move up8 Nov 2019 10:00
in a reflective mood this morning, as I wait for my first meeting to arrive. Scrolling through some old photos from the Bidstack journey, as we enter the Festive end of the year. It shows just how far we've come in such a short space of time.
This time last year, we were just a handful of people. Most remain, some have left for new challenges, and the company has grown to nearly 50 staff in that time.
The talent we've put in place now in the UK, US and Latvia, leaves me rather excited for the future of the company.
The technology our team has built-out within the last 12 months, the commercial leaps we are making as a business and the clear path the company has on how and when to execute, is something that, 18 months ago when the company was surviving month by month on Angel funding, I wouldn't have dreamed of.
Life on AIM is an intriguing place - keeping the shareholders abreast with what we are up to behind closed doors, to ensure confidence is retained in the route we are taking - without giving away too much to some worthy and emerging competitors is a tough thing to do. The balance isn't always easy - in the first half of the year, I laid too many breadcrumbs for others to follow, no more. Now - we're keeping our head down and our mouths shut to the outside world, as the only thing that really matters now is delivering. The fun part.
Our SDK and AdConsole are performing as expected - and our team has high standards.
The partnerships we are putting in place excite both myself and every member of our staff. This is far more than 'just another job' to the guys and girls building out this company. Creating an entirely new advertising category, that will - and has - created new roles and positions in companies outside of our own, to service this new revenue stream for the gaming and advertising industries. It feels like, if we keep delivering on what we have ahead of us, we have the potential to 'leave a legacy' - which is important to all of us.
Creating a company from scratch, fighting for its survival every month (we raised money to keep the lights on for 18 months straight - going into the month with no idea of hitting payroll, whilst pivoting the company into a new sector - gaming), to watching it start to scale-up, is something that has obviously meant many sacrifices, but it's now bearing fruit.
We are now in the business end of the year. We've stated the targets we are aiming to achieve by the end of 2019 - and as I sit here, nibbling on my white toast, I can say that we are following the path we set out, to enable us to achieve the objectives we want. Executing at speed, in a structured manner - that builds trust with partners and enables frictionless scale.
So, this started as just another post - but, rumour has it, I ran out of characters to get my point across. Let's see how the coming months run - and how this post ages. I'm proud of what the team is achieving - and look forward to sharing more when we can.
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