[aristus]

I started Archivd with friends in Sep 2008, just about when the economy fell through the trapdoor. Aside from constant panic we hardly noticed. :) The first 6 months were the most productive I can remember.

We didn't last long, about a year, (long story) but next time I will make sure to have more savings in the bank and a clearer path to revenue, funding, or both. It's good to be hungry but too much of it is a distraction.

Doing it marked me, I think. I'm less patient with slow release cycles, timidity, and red tape.

Without my wife and my cofounder Romain, who are both much crazier than I am, I'd never have done it.