was still budding into the behemoth it would soon become. Apps like TweetDeck and Doodle Jump reigned supreme. Intrepid Pursuits started out as a very Lean mobile consulting company, working from home offices and even out of Starbucks from time to time. We had set out with a mission of building beautiful apps for companies of all sizes. Over the past two years we have continually focused on establishing a solid reputation and client base while growing from a two employees to a full-service mobile dev shop with 20 full time employees consisting of developers, designers, and now even a marketing team! The most significant development over the past few years is our drive to innovate and contribute to the app community with internal projects. We have managed to maintain an 80/20 split between contracting and our own creations. We feel it is very important not to overlook the creative juices which flow through our developers. By challenging and continuing to attempt to innovate, everyone from our clients to our users to our organization benefits. Timbre is the first polished app to be commercially released, but this is just the beginning! We have many new projects in the pipeline so stay tuned. APPO: What apps (outside of those that you develop) inspire you the most and why? MK: As an app developer we tend to idolize developers and products can funnel complex functionality into a simple, clean design that is both intuitive and beautiful. Apps like Flipboard , Path ,