Read this post listening to “I got rhythm” performed by Ella Fitzgerald. Or not.

A small piece of advice that our mentors have given us on more than one occasion is to develop a rhythm. It can be a huge boon when starting a company. It can help track progress, it helps create an flexible structure that will stick with you longer than you might imagine once it’s established. This advice really resonates with the Foodzie team.

While we haven’t adopted all the agile practices, we do have a scrum every morning at 8:00 am. We each get 5 minutes to talk about what we accomplished the day before, we talk about what we will get done today, and we also talk about anything that’s holding us up. We all get on the same page. Our priorities are shared among all three of us, and we help each other whenever possible.

We also celebrate. Each day we celebrate when someone gets something done, even if it’s little, such as writing a certain number of blog posts.

This keeps our confidence up, our goals in line, and keeps us accountable. I’m not sure how we’re going to scale this out, but I’m sure we can find some people to help us when it’s time. For now, it’s working great.

It’ll be interesting to look back in a year and look at how our rhythm has evolved.