• Flurry wants to be an app
    Aug 29 2025

    If you’re going to read a book on positioning, do so before you do a bunch of heavy development.

    Change log

    • Added an occurrence-detail view
    • Adds a similar view for past dates
    • Improved positioning of Save buttons
    • Added an API for event listings (more on that soon)

    Backlog

    • Putting a full list together

    Bottlenecks

    • Apple Developer account

    Wildcard

    • Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get it, Buy it, Love it, by April Dunford

    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
    • You’re doing great; see you next week
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    30 mins
  • Nudging a user when they've strayed off the path
    Aug 15 2025

    Don’t try and debug code when you’re already late for an appointment. It just leads to chasing your tail.

    The changelog

    • Added user onboarding
    • The new workflow system is live
    • Preflight event checklists are now a thing
    • Mark recorded a blasphemous TikTok pilot

    The backlog

    • Figuring out what’s next in the user flow
    • Auto-emailing checklist items that have immediate requirements
    • Adding a Publish button and state to events and pages

    Bottlenecks

    Marketing has been a big concern – I’m not getting a second mortgage


    The 1up

    Friends to bounce video ideas off


    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
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    30 mins
  • Mark still builds web apps like it's 2005
    Aug 8 2025

    When it comes to WYSIWYG, you can probably ship a lot less code than you think. And Bleach is better than Markdown.

    The changelog

    • The checkout modal is done
    • Got the content block editor working
    • Frontend pages are atomic and sexy

    The backlog

    Mark wants to add calendar attachments to ticket emails.

    Bottlenecks


    Mark is nervous about how I implement workflows


    1up

    JSON Schema is very cool


    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
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    30 mins
  • Stop writing emails like it's 2005
    Aug 1 2025

    Don’t spend your time writing HTML tables by hand just so you have attractive emails.


    The changelog

    • QR code and text code entry done
    • Tickets are now emailed to their respective person
    • Bootstrap Email FTW (+ kudos to @jhthompson for his Python port)

    The backlog

    • Mark needs to build a checkout widget

    Bottlenecks

    • Designing sparse pages that look nice is a challenge

    The 1up

    • The Flurry staging server now runs out of Mark's flat

    Let’s take this offline

    • You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadman
    • If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com
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    30 mins
  • Mark squealed when he figured out how to do this
    Jul 25 2025

    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 changelog

    • Attendees can now obtain tickets via a checkout process
    • Mark built an elegant way of making ticket images
    • Organisers will have a check-in kiosk on their iPad

    The backlog

    • Mark still needs to figure out how to email tickets
    • Is it a good idea to send people their ticket code an hour before the event?

    Bottlenecks

    • So many great ideas for marketing, so little time.

    The 1up

    • Flurry had its first validation
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    29 mins