craft scale plan
we are growing faster than initial projections, so we need to craft a new scaling plan
list out challenges / risks for rest of month
prep for discussion w cofounder
convos with craftspeople
discussing volume, capability, preferred lead time, breaks, etc.
- just 4 today. more tomorrow
- just 4 today. more tomorrow
Pushed 1 change to gifts-done
practice elevator pitch
Pushed 1 change to gifts-done
plot out planned gifts for next year; financial planning
work through some new recipient preferences
we have free form text for descriptions / often they are blank or look just like our sample text. I'm plotting out some common options for simple Boolean logic
simplify the user sent gift log view
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send an email about possible acquisition
we can serve a much larger market faster if we can be acquired. Sent out the first inquiry
handle customer service
normally, we get so much positive email. Sometimes, we have to address disappointment and challenges.
email check in with users with out of ordinary things
clean up an admin notifier route
So many of my admin notifiers are still the on the fly test versions because, well, they work. But, they are not pretty, clean, or organized. I'm slowly getting them in line.
fix a missing route
last API update left something pointing to, er, nothing
mock up new corporate user page
corporate users have different needs than personal users. they deserve their own layout.
update corporate user story to narrow down project for site update
calculate new supplier costs
need to make sure that keep a thumb on the stripe fees
meet with new supplier for onboarding
Small business makers are the heroes of our business. The first "in person" meeting is our chance to see how they best fit into our gift automation.
send out a new supplier request message
When I see small businesses making cool stuff, I try to reach out, but I don't do it often enough. We need a wider variety of makers in different parts of the country to keep shipping down and provide more awesome gifts.
revise admin weekly update again
we need even more breakdown as the lists are getting long and impossible to read
update the "from" field on transactional email
we switched to using maligun, and we left in the whole email address rather than an alias name to show up in user emails