🐼 I'm quitting

22 September 2020 - Antigua, Guatemala

That’s right, buh-bye weekly articles, heeello weekly 5-minute summaries! Also what the hell is a disco bong? More on that in a sec.

😯 What is this?

• I’ll be making these types of posts now instead of articles (trends.vc style)
• I’ll write/email a 5-minute summary like this every Sunday
• Content/timing will be more consistent so you know what to expect
• I’ll still write articles, just less frequently and when it’s worth it

🤷‍♀️ Why bru?

• Articles take aaages to write, are long, and topics are too different. Not everyone cares or has the time to read them.
• Summaries will be easier to write so I can be more consistent
• Most of you want to follow my journey. This will be better for that.
• It’s been 6 months and I want a change

So let’s begin!

🦾 What I built this week

• Tests. Lots of tests.
• I made a huge effort to write end-to-end UI tests on the site and extension. I want Panda Snap to be high quality and testing is key.
• Found, organised, and fixed a ton of bugs

👀 What I’m working on

• Unified log-in so using the extension ‘just works’
• Improving the browse UI so it’s easier to browse snaps
• Improving the onboarding so new users have a better first experience
• Pictures coming in the next email 🖼

✨ New discoveries

• Paul Jarvis - a writer with very similar ideals to mine 👌
• Fuck social media - I’m taking action to use it less (especially Reddit)
• Priority maps - a way to prioritise tasks by competing criteria. I made good use of it this week to prioritise bugs.

🤯 Random free ideas

• AutoMinutes - records a meeting, transcribes the conversation, creates a summary of minutes, and emails attendees.
• Disco bong - Decorated, translucent bongs with a light underneath. When you lift up the bong the light starts flashing to create a funky scene. It’s next level with smoke (yes, a buddy and I made this once).
• Hack the media - a podcast exploring the best publicity stunts via interviews. Uses said stunts to grow the cast.

Hope you like the new format. Catch you this Sunday for more 👋