a born fighter with a pretty face...

Less than one year ago, we were running all around Pittsburgh installing Verifone Tranz 330 terminals into the participating businesses.  For those unfamiliar with these machines, I can sum them up with one word - Awful.  They look like they are from the 80's but I believe they are much older. (SEE BELOW).  Many Businesses Laughed at us...or shall i say WITH us.

 

Then, we upgraded to something a little more appealing - The Omni 3750.  Now, we could use an Ethernet cable!  Big stuff  kids.  The time and effort we spent setting these up was comparable to when we played Oregon Trail in 1993.  (SEE BELOW)

Now, both these machines may seem ridiculous, but these are just stepping stones to finding our identity.  Stepping stones, not mistakes.  We were still making our own way through the brush.  There were no clear cut trails to follow or even a deer path to maneuver.  

Both of these machines were costly, time consuming, and just not impressive.  All of that was about to change...

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We teamed up with a POS software developer to start building an APP a business can download directly onto their computer/POS system.  This put GoNextWorld on its own path.  I compare it to when you are in the woods at night - You can't see the path you are on UNTIL you look to the sky and moon to see it reflect off the ground in front of you.  The APP was cost efficient, very little time to install, easy to use.  The functionality and versatility was beautiful. (SEE BELOW)

Then, we tested.  We got feedback.  We made changes.  We upgraded.  And yes, we needed to make it Card-less.  On May 24th (yesterday), we were able to see the first prototype of the new APP.  Some changes need to be made before we put it out to market on August 1st, but it looks like a new animal.  Its a born fighter with a pretty face.  You will see it soon...

The Summary - 

 Each day that passes, we chisel our identity a little more, we get a little more feedback,  we have new ideas, we try new things, we learn a little more, and our value increases.    Everything takes time.  But days like yesterday make you really feel the wind in the sails. 

IDENTITY AND VALUE - the more we find the one... the other only goes up.