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After the initial \u201clucky break\u201d, a lot of hard work ensued as we built our company and reputation one customer and one sale at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m super grateful to have met the right partners and hired some amazing people to help along the journey. We\u2019ve outlasted many competitors along the way, and I\u2019m sure that\u2019s due to our never-ending focus on delivering excellence to our clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thank you, thank you, thank you<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d like to thank every one of you reading this newsletter today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for sharing this journey together, through multiple major paradigm shifts in technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for purchasing our products and supporting our company. You\u2019ve enabled me and over a hundred of our employees to pay their bills, put gas in the car, and send our children to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve also helped us support nearly 100 children through World Vision, many of whom have now graduated from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I reflect on the last two decades, it\u2019s something of a miracle that you\u2019re reading this today. So many companies never make it past 1 year, let alone 20, especially given the current global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our commitment to the future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me reaffirm our commitment to delivering software products and SaaS that provide compelling value with outstanding service. It\u2019s what we\u2019ve always done, and what we\u2019ll continue to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think companies like ours are rare nowadays \u2013 and I\u2019m quite glad we grew our business organically and by focusing on client needs. 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