I'm launching my very first startup, Rocket Press today.<p>The idea is pretty simple: We focus on providing optimized hosting for WordPress. This means we use Memcached, we tweak MySQL and we use object caching for php.<p>My big focus is on making people that are passionate about their websites and blogs happy. WordPress is so popular, it's really amazing that there's not a lot of hosts dedicating themselves or at least having a real strategy around the product. You can get hosting at GoDaddy or Dreamhost for cheap, but you're paying for disk space and bandwidth, that's it.<p>We provide a completely set up and optimized experience out of the gate. We're also very involved with WordPress day to day, so our support is personal and tailored to the software.<p>I have plans for Rocket Press in the future that involve creating a custom framework for rapid customization of your site/blog using drag and drop components right in the WordPress admin screen. This will be a value-added feature on top of the already great hosting.<p>Thanks HN!