#103 - Why did you subscribe?
On why users pay for the product, our huge user number milestone, the incoming new version of similar users, and help needed to flesh out buddy reads!
#102 - When Search Disappeared
What happened when our search function suddenly stopped working, an overview of recent stats updates, and what's on the agenda for the next two weeks!
#101 - Quietly Social
An upcoming new social feature, updates to the stats dashboard, and a customer interviewee request!
#100 - A Trip Down Memory Lane...
Celebrating 100 issues by looking back over past highlights, discussing our most exciting feature release yet, and looking ahead on the roadmap.
#99 - Going Viral on TikTok
A midnight phone call, topping the App Store charts, improvements to our Goodreads import, being featured in Bustle, and a request for help!
#98 - Climbing Conversion
Making it more obvious we have a Plus plan, passing a quarter of a million users, a cool media mention, and upcoming features.
#97 - Challenging Amazon in the App Store
Charting alongside Amazon-owned apps in the App Store, an updated similar users algorithm, guidelines for recommendations, and compatibility issues!
#96 - Slow-paced, please!
Some people love a slow-paced book, an online controversy, and planning for upcoming new features!
#95 - Two Point Five
Working with a small team, a user number milestone, a great monthly conversion rate, and machine learning model updates!
#94 - A Nice-to-have Problem?
When your free product satisfies the needs of most customers, more user research, and behind-the-scenes work to make the user experience even better!
#93 - Slow Feedback
What it means when machine learning is a key part of your product, showcasing the redesign, and selling more Plus subscriptions.
#92 - Healthy Habits
Why some people use The StoryGraph every day, a new look and feel for the site coming soon, and why we had a mini spike recently!
#91 - Perhaps We're Not Far Off!
Maybe we're closer to product/market fit than we think. Also, our similar users feature is now live! 🥳
#90 - Product/Market Fit? Still Not Yet!
We've still not reached product/market fit, but we have massively improved our progress tracking. Just one more feature and we'll be fine, right? 😅
#89 - On the roadmap...honest! Part 2
What it's like having a public roadmap, the launch of the "People You Follow" tab, and upcoming enhancements to page stats and progress updates.
#88 - The StoryGraph Plus has landed! 🎉
The Plus plan has launched, alongside our machine learning-powered similar books feature and a public roadmap! 🙌🏾
#87 - Standards and Tradeoffs
Accessibility standards and unintended efficiency tradeoffs, using tech to organise rather than police, and machine learning with millions of books!
#86 - An Extra (100) Pair of Hands
What it's like having a lot more people updating the site, upping the ante on getting Plus out, and what you can expect to see in the product soon!
#85 - See you in two weeks!
The results of the "newsletter frequency" survey, the responsibilities of our Librarians, and a brief update on our upcoming Similar Books feature.
#84 - How often should I write these?
Seeking your feedback on newsletter frequency, and an update on editions, our volunteer librarian programme, and last night's live Instagram show!
