The last beta challenge has just been completed. Our video ingestion and streaming systems have been gutted and dramatically improved. Well over 1,000 beta testers and our newly signed Mammalz Creator Partners are preparing their content for launch. …

Once our beta was finally up and running without any critical bugs, it did not take long to discover our super users. With help from our community growth team, we captured the creative hearts of birders, herpers (reptiles and amphibians), scuba divers, big cat lovers, skydivers, and more. In just…

It was time. After two years of preparation, pitching, and development, Mammalz was going to see the light of day for the very first time. All of those meetings with our Indian team past midnight. All of those early morning networking events that followed. All of the times we…

Walking off the plane after the long journey home from India, Mammalz co-founder Rob and I had a fire burning. This time, it wasn’t just our bellies. Our experiences with the tigers of Ranthambhore and our team of developers at KiwiTech brought our passion to a new level. …

I spent the entire day in that state between asleep and awake, battling nausea at first and then battling the opposite throughout the afternoon. This was the “Delhi-belly” I was anticipating. …

We arrived in the middle of the night. After messaging our driver, we stepped out into the warm evening air and experienced the cacophony of vehicle horns for the first time. With a month’s worth of clothing, medicine, and camera gear, we waved to the full-sized BMW sedan that stuck…

If you read my last chapter, you can imagine how cynical Rob and I were feeling about finding an angel investor for Mammalz. Winter was nearly here, 2018 was coming to an end, and we felt like we were back to square one. That’s when Rob got a new message…

The answer is yes, it was too good to be true. In fact, it was pretty terrible. It was as if Rob and I were insects wandering the forest floor in search of friends, but instead of friends, we found the den of a trapdoor spider. It all started at…

As promised, I’m dedicating this blog to the evolution of the Mammalz logo and user interface (UI). I hope you find as much enjoyment as I do when you browse through these early renditions of “the new way to experience nature”. Determining a Name and Logo Before I had met…