User Zero

I think our very first beta user was Fred Mednick, the founder and CEO of Teachers Without Borders, a very interesting nonprofit that is focused on closing the educational divide through teacher training and community teaching & learning centers.

Fred suffered through our earliest versions, which, quite frankly, had a bunch of usability and reliability problems, and he has provided us with a lot of useful feedback. Some features in the product today are a direct consequence of his suggestions and requests, such as being able to capture Idea Pages as pictures (use the File-->Export As Picture option). Fred also introduced us to other folks in the nonprofit world who become beta users.

Fred has also very generously offered us a testimonial, saying that "Kerika is fabulous as a visual display and a collaboration tool. Even more, Kerika has helped me create breakthrough aha! ideas. Thank you!"

Fred's off on his travels, and we wish him bon voyage. His mission and passion takes him all over the world and frequently well off the beaten path; in a couple of weeks he will be in Pakistan.