XIA LEI A Necessary Pause
I want to be straight with you: the launch of our new tool has been delayed. The original timeline is no longer realistic, and rather than push out something half-finished to meet a calendar date, I have made the decision to step back and give this work the attention it deserves.
For the next three months, my time and energy will go almost entirely into this single project.
Why a Delay, and Why Now
When I started building this tool, the scope was clear in my head. As soon as real prototypes met real workflows, three things became obvious:
- The problem is bigger than the first sketch. What looked like a simple utility has turned out to be a layered system. Every shortcut I considered taking would have shown up later as a bug, a confusing interface, or a feature that nobody actually used.
- Quality compounds. Cutting corners in the first release does not save time, it borrows from the future at a steep interest rate. Refunds, support tickets, rewrites, and reputational damage all cost more than slowing down today.
- Users deserve a finished product. Anyone who trusts a new tool with their work is taking a risk. The least I can do is make sure that risk is rewarded.
What Three Months of Focus Looks Like
This is not a vague promise. Here is the plan:
- Month 1 — Foundations. Lock down the core architecture, finalise the data model, and rewrite the parts that were built quickly to test ideas.
- Month 2 — The full experience. Build out every screen, every flow, every edge case. Pay close attention to performance, accessibility, and the small details that separate a tool from a product.
- Month 3 — Polish and release. Internal testing, a small private beta, security review, documentation, and launch.
During this period I will be saying no to most other things. New side projects, speaking engagements, and unrelated client work will all be paused or declined. Singular focus is the only way this gets built properly.
What This Means for You
If you have been waiting for the original launch date, thank you for your patience. A few practical notes:
- The waitlist remains open and your spot is safe.
- I will share progress updates about once a month, with screenshots and short notes on what changed.
- Existing tools and content on this site will continue to work as normal.
If you have feedback, ideas, or specific use cases you would like the tool to support, now is a great time to send them through. Decisions made in the next few weeks will shape the final product.
A Quiet Commitment
I know "launch delayed" is not the headline anyone hopes to read. But the alternative — shipping something that does not respect your time — is worse. Three months from now I want to release a tool that I would happily pay for, recommend without hedging, and use every single day.
See you at the launch.