Changelog

Changelog for the entreprenurial journey -> currently on the quest to build a consumer facing AI product

1/16/2025

Ahhhh we didn’t hit it. The deadline was yesterday. I think we are still on track to ship soon. We are getting there. A few niggles and a few things to fix. But we are getting there. This was interesting - earlier me would have pushed to all extents pulling all-nighter to meet this. But I now realize the toll loss of sleep takes in the long run and it doesn’t help us. Rest assured - we are getting there.

1/15/2025

Hmmm - a rather worse day productivity wise. I think it’s because I didn’t get enough sleep last night + didn’t meditate and journal; went right to work. Reminder to prioritize sleep and meditation. Still managed to get a good amount of work done. Attended SPC Demo Faire which was cool - lots of fun projects and some market research on state of the art stuff going on. But it was a distraction - need to lock in and focus. Was going to pull an all-nighter but I think I’ll just go to bed early and get up early. Sleep is important and crucial. Also worked out of the Alchemist today which was cool; met some new people and talked a little about AI. I think discourse and meeting folks is cool - but I need to be more focused on the product. It’s always a balance trying to optimize for focus mode and talking about the product. I think execution comes first and then talking to focus. I know what I need to do and I should prioritize at all costs.

Success/Highlights: 1. Got out of the house 2. Found a cool new spot to work out of that I like - may get a membership here. 3. Attended SPC Demo Faire which was cool - lots of fun projects and some market research on state of the art stuff going on.

Lessons learned: 1. Prioritize sleep and meditation. 2. Know what the most successful version of Adi in current season looks like and emulate/embrace that. In this case, for another day, it is code monkey adi.

1/14/2025

Clarified priorities with V! I think we will hit our deadline. Finished integrating the backend with Frontend for most of the features. There’s a few calls that need to be tied up and some optimizations to be done. But we are getting there. Had a good sync with V and got aligned on the direction of the project and what we can do to make things faster. Still on track to ship by the 16th.

Lessons learned: 1. When you are working on a project, it’s always good to have a clear direction and a plan. We were laizze-fairing a little bit and had multiple balls in flight which made coordination difficult. Clarifying things made it difficult. 2. Really think about the unique insight/value prop you are providing and let that drive the product. 3. Make sure to peer out to see bird’s eye view every once in a while to ensure you are focussing on the right thing.

Struggles: 1. How to fuel myself (nutrition, sleep, exercise) for maxium productivity. I had been cutting weight for a bit but I realized that I was not eating enough to sustain my energy levels. I’ve been trying to eat more and I’ve been trying to get more sleep.

1/13/2025

Doing consistent syncs help - who would’ve thought. I REALLY HATE REMOTE WORK though - V still in Toronto and I’m in SF and it dampens productivity. Anyhow, backend stuff is finally working; chrome extension fully worked. Tomorrow, hoping to put a bow on UI/UX, add analytics and do some testing. We are getting there. I’m hoping we are feature complete by tomorrow. We are setting an internal deadline to be feature/code complete by the 16th.

Lessons learned: 1. Get out of the house ASAP.

1/12/2025

Synced up with V and got aligned on the direction of the project. Got started on OAuth and API calls for backend today (backend finally working after having db issues)- going to try to bang out all the backend stuff by eod tmrw. Still hoping to ship by this week. Feels good to be moving and motivated again. Caught up with some founder friends which is fun; dropped by Playspace as well.