Building Chess.com - Part 6: Ones and Zeros
In the world of computers, everything comes down to ones and zeroes. Here are a few of our interesting ones and zeros that are worth mentioning:
10,000,000 - the number of chess.com web pages that people will see this month
1,000,000 - the amount of money these guys think the name "chess.com" is worth
100,000 - the number of members Chess.com will have by the end of the year
10,000 - the number of chess games currently being played on Chess.com turn-based chess
1,000 - the number of people who visit chess.com in any given hour
100 - the number of days that Chess.com has been live!
10 - the number of months of quiet development jay and I spent on chess.com before launching the site
1 - the number of years that jay's and my wife have given us to prove that Chess.com is worth it before they make us get jobs :)
Wish us luck!
- Erik
[Please Note: Don't send me Tech Support, Abuse Reports, or other "Site" issues. Please contact Chess.com Support for those things. But I do love thank you notes and personal messages! Thank you!]
Yes, I am the guy who started Chess.com (along with Jay, Igor, Piotr, and many others). I have 3 amazing daughters, one wild son, and a wonderful, patient wife! I learned chess when I was 8 years old. Since then I have been playing, studying, and enjoying it regularly. I prefer semi-open and closed positions that blow up tactically (like the Closed Sicilian, King's Indian, Glek etc).
Want to know more about how Chess.com got started? Read about it here!
