750words.com was originally launched on December 15th, 2009. The blog post I wrote a few days after launching it accidentally got deleted many years ago, but I found it on the WaY bAcK mAcHiNe:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130411095051/http://enjoymentland.com/2009/12/16/750-words/
I launched it 4 days after thinking of the idea.
This interview describes some of the journey from a business perspective:
https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/063525ef84
10 years later, I've begun thinking about what a V2 would be:
https://medium.com/750-words/working-on-750-words-v2-321a7284153c