Deniz Kaya
Kiln · now
Checkout is down to one screen; merging two steps cut drop-off.
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Got checkout down to a single screen today.
▲ 24Can you share the conversion delta?
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Dark mode shipped, 3 bugs closed.
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Selin
Atlas Notes · Update · 2h
Dark mode is live. We redid the contrast three times; it's finally easy on the eyes at night.
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Arda
Pebble · 4h
We hit our first 100 users, all through invites. Sharing the invite flow tomorrow.
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Zeynep
Mosaic · 1h
Component library is live: 40 components, one theme file.
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Mert
Ledger · Update · 5h
Bank import now takes 3 seconds; it used to take 40.
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Ece
Northwind · 3h
First payment came in. We changed the pricing page three times; the last one stuck.
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Deniz Kaya
Kiln · 1d
Spent the whole day debugging. Calendar sync finally works the right way.
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Selin
Atlas Notes · 2d
User interview #14: everyone gets stuck in the same place, search. Rebuilding it tomorrow.
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