Around 2003 I started writing a billing application for our own internal use, in the middle of the night at home, because nothing really existed. In 2007 we decided to turn it into a product and with Cody's help we released v1. Then we started to get more serious about it and released v2. We had limited success initially, and with v2 it started to gain some traction and we saw the potential.
The motivation for us is to showcase our abilities and to build the best software we possibly can. We think we're uniquely qualified to do it. It's not all about money for us.. if we have a choice between making more money and making better software, we will pick better software. Of course, money is nice too and allows us to do more of what we like to do but we put our best foot forward and work with integrity.
We do very high end web application development for other companies, and they own the rights to the software we write. Blesta is our own product and where we want to be. I have been involved in the hosting industry since 2000, so hosting billing software is a really good fit.. it's what we know. We have lots and lots of ideas, and if we can get Blesta to where we think it can be you'll see a lot more from us. Complimentary products.
We learned a lot with our initial v1 release. Building an application is one thing, building a product is an entirely different beast. It's a lot more work.
Honestly, building web applications for other people is in many senses easier.. but it's not as rewarding.