A bunch of the guys were on the meeting this morning. There was Sean, Danny, John, Dustin, Steve, and myself (Brandon). Steve and I were working on some string manipulation stuff. This is where you take a string (notes or alphanumeric data of any sort), find sequences and then do certain actions based on those findings. After we made some progress we switched gears and got into some sales type talks and discussions. Danny had some great questions and was asking the group for some feedback. Sean presented some sales outlines that he was working on.

I ended up grabbing the screen and pitching some ideas and doing some drawings. We talked about how adilas is a great companion software package for any business, regardless of what else you have. We can fill in the gaps or be the whole solution. We are able to play at all of those levels. I gave my 3 point elevator pitch and explained it a little bit. The 3 points are: 1. Adilas is a high-end software as a service type product (SaaS) - meaning web based software solution. 2. We cover anything dealing with operations and accounting - very broad but still direct enough. and 3. We have a standard package (the software application or site) and then we are able to customize on top of that.

We got into a small discussion on selling what you have, even if it is not fully finished. I showed some of the guys my old LTF (learn to freeride - snowboarding interactive product and multi-media app). I told them that I got the whole thing done and then tried to sell it. A marketing guy had us repackage it, go to some trade shows, and then we ran out of money before we could really push it all the way. I still have some older products and pieces at my house, under my stairs. I related this to selling adilas and even the concept of what we are trying to do. Steve has been great on that and has landed client after client, even if all of the pieces weren't done.

By way of a history, the adilas corporation id is in the 20's and all of the earlier corporation numbers either already existed or wanted in even through things were just barely functional back in 2008. We started in 2001-2002 but didn't officially become adilas until 2008. Prior to that, it was called the Morning Star System and was a custom write up software package for Steve's used car dealerships and trailer dealerships. If you want more info, here is a couple pages of a brief history document (pdf).

It takes all of us. No one person could tackle the adilas monster. It literally takes all of us. Whether it is ideas, coding, tech support, sales, development, maintenance, servers, etc. It takes all of us. Be your own style. You will fit in and be a great part of the adilas team! We love it!

Towards the end, Steve and I were lightly pitching some vision and where we are headed as well. Fun little session for those who were on the meeting. Good stuff.