Side Quest: Beta Testers Needed (And a Sale 🥳)

Are you a gym newbie who’s not sure where to get started but knows they need to?

Or maybe you’re a lifting pro who is craving a lil’ shake-up in their routine?

My friend and I need a group of people to be part of a 4-week beta testing programme.

For $149 (~ £110), you’ll get:

• The Barbell & Burpees PDF, a 4-week strength and conditioning program

• A mid-week check-in and feedback session with Jacinda, a certified personal trainer

• A 30-minute video consultation where you discuss your fitness history, goals, barriers, and lifestyle

• A detailed report with a personalised health and fitness strategy

• A custom 4-week workout program tailored to your goals and equipment access

If this sounds interesting (and you’d like to be part of shaping a new fitness business), please hit Reply and let me know.

You can also gift this experience to a friend or family member!

In separate news, we sold our first fitness consultation last week and the report has been sent out. 🤩

Community & Performance

I’ve finally implemented Yeji’s designs for the Community tab.

Please enjoy a series of Before and After shots below!

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In the last issue I asked if anybody had expertise on scaling Postgres. The wonderful Sean Lingren reached out and was very helpful!

For now we’re going to go a long way with focusing on query performance improvement, but it was validating to know that the problems we’re facing and solving for are indeed standard, age-old ones.

Thank you, Sean. We’re so grateful for your time.

Check out his website to find out more about him.

Credit “Giveaway”

We’re finally launching our Giveaways platform out of beta on March 16th! 🎉

Until then, publishers and authors are able to buy an unlimited number of giveaway credits for the discounted beta price of $49 for a Standard giveaway and $249 for a Premium.

You can buy as many credits as you like and they’ll never expire!

If you’re a reader, forward this email to your favourite authors and publishers to let them know!

Work & Play

The second instalment of the new Work Report series is live:

And if my dance content is more your jam, check out this short vid on a YouTube event I was lucky enough to be invited to yesterday:

Plus: Why?

The answers to this Thread were so lovely:

What I’m Reading

I’m just over a third of the way through The Lack of Light by Nino Haratischwili, the author of my current all-time favourite book, The Eighth Life (for Brilka). I’m buddy reading it with Abbie, which is great because she first put The Eighth Life on my radar! ✨

Have a great week,

Nadia