Haha, yes! @jesta is a rockstar. The development pace of SteemStats always amazes me - it seems like there's an awesome new feature every other day.
Remember, though, that it's finding a balance between being early and too early. During the first 30 minutes, you are penalized. 100% at 0 seconds down to 0% at 30 minutes.
On the other hand, some posts just explode very quick, and for these it might be worth getting in early and taking a penalty than waiting for 30 minutes till it's upvoted to $5,000 already. So it's always about a balance!