Definitely took the idea of scaling into the mix because we needed to lot into being fast.

We didn't have years, we had months.

So we had to build something out, but we didn't compromise on the things that really mattered.

Some of those things we did build scale up from the very beginning, but some of the tools we just built really fast.

If there's any parts of our product that do not scale, I don't think that's out of naivety.

I believe that's a choice we made based on a compromise.

But it has been in our vernacular, it's been in our conversations from day one.

I am Nick Apolito and I'm the co-founder and CEO.

I am Rowan Finlay and I am the lead front-end developer.

And together we help run a company called SquareCaker.

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And today, how Nick Ibelito and Rowan Finlay created the foundation for you to take your Squarespace site to the next level.

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Nick Capilito has been involved with youth work for many years and stumbled into web design and taught himself how to coat.

He's been married for 15 years,

and he and his wife have three children, along with a budding startup. They run together.

They enjoy mountain biking in New Zealand and all things technology.

For Rowan Finley, tech has always been in his blood, with his family members working in the industry.

In his younger years, he was into technical Legos and used to mod Xboxes for pocket money.

He spent a lot of time in tourism and has done a lot of freelance work building sites for your local technicians.

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