27 Oct 08 Technation

Last friday, there was an article published at Technation about MyGuestList.

You can check it our here.

14 Oct 08 Round 1 here you come

So the first batch of phone conversations, proposals, meetings, documents, coffee drinking and other obligatory tasks are underway as the MyGuestList team prepares itself for the beginning of the first round of Angel investment.

In summary, it looks as if it is a process which might last a while and spread out into the new year until all the details are completely scoped out with the all interested parties. The possibilities are endless though with what can be done after with the newly formed organisational restructure.

Without jumping the shark too much, one of the first things that come on to all our minds is unrolling MyGuestList nationally and integrating it with other services to emphasise the capabilities of the system as a whole.

It’s the beginning of what seems like a rollercoaster ride.
Be sure to follow this one along the way.

08 Sep 08 The iPhone

I got myself a 3G iPhone today and after all mandatory post purchase actions required to actually label the damn thing a working and usable phone, i immediately formulated my opinion as to what I would be telling people when the question was asked.

I absolutely love it!

Now considering I’m not your drag n drop – i hate micro$oft – apple fanboy kinda guy, I can safely say that the iphone satisfies the needs and desires of a variety of different personnel. The tech enthusiast, the developer, the entrepreneur, the socialite. All can benefit from its wide ensemble of sleek functionality as well as the plethora of 3rd party apps which are making the transformation from messy Objective C code on a computer screen to a shiny web 2.0 icon on your phone quicker than you can say “Hi my name is Steve, I’m looking for a job!”

I’ve never owned an ipod, never owned a mac. This is not to say that i view MS products as superior, or that I love looking at two creepy xeyes peering at me from the corner of my screen in a linux environment, I just simply, have never made an effort to purchase anything apple flavoured.

But i do think the iphone is a success on a number of different levels.And after fiddling around with it for a couple days I immediately saw the potential for the integration of data from MyGuestList to a device thats sitting in the palm of your hand.

I think its off to the drawing board with the team on this one.Although we might have to look at a web mobile app that can satisfy the requirements of more devices rather than forcing users to use a specific platform.

Not only that, but the Apple NDA and decision cycle on whether a particular app makes the cut or not is kicking up a real storm in the tech world. Will investigate.

Exciting things to come no doubt!

03 Sep 08 Can a lemon be green?

In the previous post, I mentioned that MyGuestList is a dynamic tool which will continually be updated with new stuff. I’m also proud to mention that the assistance from our partners and friends at Green Lemon will aid us in achieving this. You can read more about the great projects they are involved with here.

01 Sep 08 The best is yet to come…

The MyGuestList features have all been implemented to reflect upon the needs and wants of the nightlife industry. Venues such as bars, nightclubs, lounges, event and functions venues all execute their week by week operations with a substantial amount of

• flaws
• inconsistancies
• difficulty
• time wasting

And off course, all this denies the venue the chance to grow in both popularity, database size and…the stuff that matters…profit!

Our aim is to continually keep increasing the service by not allowing the product to suffer from what we like to call Dinosaur Syndrome and hit the deadpool in terms of functionality and features. Our feedback system is designed to allow users to request what they would like to see for their own individual venue or event, as well as suggest improvements to the overall aesthetics of the system.

So guys, if you have something that you do different at your venue, or something that you want to see be done different, let us know! We will customise the MyGuestList experience to better suit your venue or events.

You will not see us stagger and forget. We are continuously planning for exciting new features to be added to subsequent versions of the tool and are committed to keep enhancing it as the industry matures and updates itself.

Keep checking the blog for more updates.

28 Aug 08 Out of beta!

MyGuestList is finally out of beta and available for venue owners, managers and promoters. The response has been extremely positive as is indicated by the number of sign ups upon launch. Everyone at the MyGuestList team is happy to have created a much needed product for the nightlife industry, tailoring it to be customisable for every venue’s particular needs.

And so it begins…