It took 2 months longer than expected (apparently according to my original projections we were supposed to have reached oh - 10,000 users by now!) but hey, I'm taking this small victory with a large dose of YAY!

I remember reading somewhere that entrepreneurs always think their site/app/userbase is going to grow exponentially - that their product is the next angrybirds. That was me then. Nowadays, my projections are much more modest and hopeful - every user is someone I cherish and I sincerely try my best to deliver what they want. 

Maybe at the end of it all, the best days aren't those where we hit x number of users. They're the days when I get an email from a user telling me that they enjoy using the site and giving me suggestions on how to improve. Or when a random person I approach after cold-emailing says - hey yes, I'd love to work with you on this exciting project even though you can't pay me a single cent.

Thats when I know, I'm on the right track and doing the right thing. And really, that come what may, I have genuinely built a great product that people enjoy and want to get involved in.