EllisLab Sets Record on MojoMotor
Ever since Derek Allard left EllisLab there’s been a light buzz in the community wondering what will happen to MojoMotor. After all, Derek was the public face of the app; he introduced it at EECI, posted to its blog and handled all of the beta tester communications. This left the impression that he was the guy driving the boat. When he left EllisLab it was hard to not wonder what that means for MojoMotor.
In the MojoMotor Forums, EllisLab President Leslie Camacho, clears the air and gives a little history along the way.
MojoMotor has always been a team effort from EllisLab. It was originally the brainchild of Rick Ellis, myself, and Paul Burdick back in 2006.
Rick Ellis, Paul Burdick, and I were having lunch at PF Changs when I casually said something to the effect of “what if we built a minimalist blogging tool with no CP?” We spent the next two hours brainstorming that concept in a number of ways and walked away in love with the idea of a small tool with no traditional CP. The idea never died and we revisited it in one form or another over the next three years.
Read the entire post from Leslie: Derek Allard and MojoMotor
Posted on Sep 20, 2010 by Ryan Irelan
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Jesse — 09:25 on 09.20.2010
It was really good to hear this from Les… Up until this point Derek was THE face and driving force of MojoMotor, so it was a huge surprise to hear that he was leaving.
I am really excited about Mojo and I want to see it thrive in the way the EE has!