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If you’re going to give up caffeine, go full cold turkey for 3 days and then brush it off.ChangelogYou can now book tickets in the appIt runs on my iPhoneThe web app is now deployed to DigitalOcean!BacklogReworking authentication to go passwordlessAdding tickets and checking-in to the appBottlenecksMark's need to find other sources of income1upShout out to Elena from Skipping Down the CanalLet’s take this offlineYou can find me on TikTok, Instagram, and BlueskyIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.comYou’re doing great; see you next week

If you’re going to read a book on positioning,  do so before you do a bunch of heavy development.Change logAdded an occurrence-detail viewAdds a similar view for past datesImproved positioning of Save buttonsAdded an API for event listings (more on that soon)BacklogPutting a full list togetherBottlenecksApple Developer accountWildcardObviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get it, Buy it, Love it, by April DunfordLet’s take this offlineYou can find me on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.comYou’re doing great; see you next week

Don’t try and debug code when you’re already late for an appointment. It just leads to chasing your tail.The changelogAdded user onboardingThe new workflow system is livePreflight event checklists are now a thingMark recorded a blasphemous TikTok pilotThe backlogFiguring out what’s next in the user flowAuto-emailing checklist items that have immediate requirementsAdding a Publish button and state to events and pagesBottlenecksMarketing has been a big concern – I’m not getting a second mortgageThe 1upFriends to bounce video ideas offLet’s take this offlineYou can find me on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com

When it comes to WYSIWYG, you can probably ship a lot less code than you think. And Bleach is better than Markdown.The changelogThe checkout modal is doneGot the content block editor workingFrontend pages are atomic and sexyThe backlogMark wants to add calendar attachments to ticket emails.BottlenecksMark is nervous about how I implement workflows1upJSON Schema is very cool Let’s take this offlineYou can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com

Don’t spend your time writing HTML tables by hand just so you have attractive emails.The changelogQR code and text code entry doneTickets are now emailed to their respective personBootstrap Email FTW (+ kudos to @jhthompson for his Python port)The backlogMark needs to build a checkout widgetBottlenecksDesigning sparse pages that look nice is a challengeThe 1upThe Flurry staging server now runs out of Mark's flatLet’s take this offlineYou can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com

If you’re going to spend 8 hours a day on your keyboard, make sure all the keys work consistently or you end up with _ypos in your _opy.The changelogAttendees can now obtain tickets via a checkout processMark built an elegant way of making ticket imagesOrganisers will have a check-in kiosk on their iPadThe backlogMark still needs to figure out how to email ticketsIs it a good idea to send people their ticket code an hour before the event?BottlenecksSo many great ideas for marketing, so little time.The 1upFlurry had its first validation