TIKI Newsletter December '22
TIKI Newsletter December '22
Something about a duck being calm on the surface but paddling like a maniac below
Howdy. How in the heck is everyone? Can you believe 2022 is almost in the rear-view mirror? We don’t spend too, too much time here at TIKI reflecting back on the past, but seeing as this is the time of year where fittingly checking the rearview is normal and encouraged, we’ll do a bit of that really quickly:
2022 was nuts. We settled in to a brand new city (well, Mike and Shane did at least), met some incredible new people, build our own custom TIKI bar, started our own podcast, had our first in-office interns, built some powerful and innovative technology, packed that technology up and pivoted our product strategy toward an SDK, built and released said SDK, had some emotionally charged adventures in Investor Land, added two new faces to the team, and this is just recapping some of the major events off the top of my head.
Everything was fast in 2022, just like 2021 was fast, but…faster. The initial stages of 2023 are going to be the fastest and most critical yet. So without further ado, let’s dig in to what’s happened since November and what we plan on achieving as the calendar turns to 2023.
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From the Desk of Audi, Michael, CEO
Let’s take a trip through time as Mike reflects back on November and looks forward to December and beyond. This was sent out to all TIKI investors, but also available for anyone to read. Transparency, the TIKI way!
Are you curious like a cat? Consider being called a “nerd” a top-tier compliment? Then maybe Mike’s blog “How TIKI works” will suit your fancy. They often say, it’s not the wand, it’s the wizard, so no better to learn a magic spell than from the source! (In this metaphor Mike is a wizard, for reference, in case you didn’t catch that. You did? Okay, I’ll show myself out.)
And if anticipation is your cup of tea, allow for Mike to indulge you with the most recent development roadmap. That’s a solid 3-pack of the Mike content we all know and love.
Survey Says…Keep it Classic!
It was a tightly contested battle in which a non-zero amount (35) of people voted on the fate of our YouTube channel banner. The designs came courtesy of our very own Vignesh, and I’d imagine that watching them duke it out in the public forum is sort of like when those two sports parents have sons on the same pro teams playing each other for the first time, except for, like, they’re YouTube banners and there’s, like, 15 of them. ANYDANGWAY, the classic block text look prevailed, proving once again that innovate, innovate, innovate doesn’t extend to logos. Don’t fix it if it ain’t broken.
That doesn’t apply to making the channel look overall better, though. And make it look better we did. Now videos are broken into full episodes, clips (over 1 minute) and Shorts (under 1 minute). We’re emphasizing Shorts in the beginning of 2023 and uploading is a constant process, but keep your eyes peeled for lots of YouTube content to round out 2022 and even more in 2023. Shane’s got some interesting ideas planned, including writing about himself in the third person (less).
Operation Inform and Entertain
The podcast took a mini-hiatus as we recorded some Shorts-form content, FAQs, and blogs for the new website, but we’ve returned with a couple of great episodes. Check out Episode 39 for the internal TIKI updates, and listen in on Episode 40 for the continuation of our guest series, with Retalk’s Pete Zaborszky! With quite a few guests lined up for 2023, let’s see if we can get to Episode 100 by this time next year!
The Pride of Dublin, Blockchain Barry
It’s been a big month for the Barrymeister with lots of quality content hitting the digital shelves. Blockchain Barry digs into decentralization in depth. Do indulge. Posthaste. Do they say that in Ireland? I don’t know.
Want more insights from the noggin of Barry? He’s been tweeting up a storm. Give the man a follow!
Innovating with Dart
We’re doing some very cool things with the Dart language that we quickly learned not many others are doing. There wasn’t much informational content at all on the web about it, so we filled that void with the Ricardo Gonçalves and Mike Audi series. A cool look into an efficient way of building. Rock on, Ricardo and Mike!
One Year in Nashville, Tennessee!
Shane looks back on a year in Music City and observes a culture of constant building and camaraderie. The Athens of the South is cooking!
A Shiny New Website
Hey, have you checked out mytiki.com lately? Well you should! It doesn’t say “fuck” on our website anymore! But more than that, we’ve set up the website to reflect the progress we’ve been making on our SDK. So if you’re a user, a developer, or both, the new website is something worth checking out.
Discord Revamp! Github Revamp!
Head on over to our revamped Discord server to keep up to date with new code, releases, announcements, content, internal TIKI conversation, and good, clean fun. Browsing through the Discord channel is the ultimate crystal ball into the inner workings of TIKI. If you’re one of the folks who wanted all updates delivered to their inbox, consider joining and keeping up with the server. Everything we do gets simulcast to the appropriate channels. Nice!
Github is updated too! Now it’s much easier for anyone to contribute to our open-source project! So, what are you waiting for?
So there you have it! A stocking stuffed with goodies right in time for the holidays. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful & wacky 2022 and here’s to making 2023 the best one yet.
Happy Holidays!
The TIKI Team