#163 - Disappointing Downtime
Two weeks of downtime and slow performance, big infrastructure changes, and minimal coding! 😩
#162 - A Good Feeling
Feeling good about what 2024 has in store for StoryGraph, three exciting releases in the last two weeks, and what I'm working on for the next two!
#161 - T Minus Two Weeks
Reflections on there being two weeks left to do "everything", another user sign-up milestone, mini feature updates, and my 1000+ page current read. 😅
#160 - Realising the Mission
A review that reminded me of a four-year-old piece of paper, readalongs are finally live, and the three focal points for the next two weeks! 📚 💬
#159 - The StoryGraph Redefinition
Redefining social reading terms via product development and coding side quests! 👩🏾💻
#158 - Reading Between The (Negative) Lines
My internal thought process around negative feedback, a readalongs sneak peek, and an upgrade deadline!
#157 - Inspiring Negative Comments
When critical comments have an unexpected effect, new and improved social reading features, and an exciting beta test! 🤩
#156 - Another Ambitious Quarter...
Ambitious goals for Q4 2023, sneak peeks of upcoming features, and the next instalment of our Instagram Book Club. 📚
#155 - Birthday Break
On site stability and birthday breaks, buddy read improvements, a variety of anniversaries, and an upcoming beta test!
#154 - Book Clubs For All
My customer research approach to book clubs, buddy read comment improvements, and an exciting new AI-powered feature coming soon... 👀
#153 - Thinking Time
On how a lot of my "tech" work is "thinking time", the new Plus stats option, giveaway platform improvements, and upcoming customer research.
#152 - Bug Day
A day each week dedicated to fixing bugs and improving the product, slow progress and a teaser on an upcoming Plus feature, and new giveaway features!
#151 - The H2 2023 Community Roadmap
Highlights from the Community roadmap, an oft-requested feature that's finally live, and upcoming new stats options for Plus users. 📊
#150 - Personal Hackathon
A personal coding marathon weekend, features under the radar, improvements to giveaways, a collaborative short story, and a decades-old book rec.
#149 - 4 Million People!
Some TSG stats, updating screenshots on the landing page, an update on the software upgrades, and a new feature coming to giveaways.
#148 - (User) Actions Speak Louder
On my approach to building out a new Plus feature, upgrade slowdowns, and a fun social media experiment. 😄
#147 - Thank You For Your Trust
On the trust we've built up amongst users, onboarding flow improvements, and upcoming improvements to giveaways!
#146 - Your 2023 StoryGraph Community Features Wishlist
Building out the next phase of our community/social roadmap, more onboarding process improvements, and upcoming work on our recommendations!
#145 - Hit "Reply"
On reading and replying to this newsletter, new Plus stats, and a small, behind-the-scenes onboarding tweak.
#144 - An Excellent Onboarding
Improving our onboarding process, our visit to the London Book Fair, small accessibility improvements, and upcoming stats work for Plus users! 📊
