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Mark Steadman is building a new way to handle community events and activities. Check in each week as he charts the progress to building his next Software as a Service offering.

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  1. 26/09/2025

    Mark made a big pricing decision

    If you’re going to build an app that relies on user data, be prepared to make up a bunch of it so Apple can test your code. Changelog You can now access your tickets in the appBuilt the app successfully for iOSFixed an error setting monthly specsMade a big pricing decisionBacklog Creating test data for the appBottlenecks Generating all the boilerplate docs like terms and privacy policies1up Xcode Cloud is new!Let’s take this offline You can find me on TikTok, Instagram, and BlueskyIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.comYou’re doing great; see you next week

    30 min

  2. 19/09/2025

    Passwordless login – love it or hate it?

    If you’re going to give up caffeine, go full cold turkey for 3 days and then brush it off. Changelog You can now book tickets in the appIt runs on my iPhoneThe web app is now deployed to DigitalOcean!Backlog Reworking authentication to go passwordlessAdding tickets and checking-in to the appBottlenecks Mark's need to find other sources of income1up Shout out to Elena from Skipping Down the CanalLet’s take this offline You can find me on TikTok, Instagram, and BlueskyIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.comYou’re doing great; see you next week

    31 min

  3. 29/08/2025

    Flurry wants to be an app

    If you’re going to read a book on positioning,  do so before you do a bunch of heavy development. Change log Added an occurrence-detail viewAdds a similar view for past datesImproved positioning of Save buttonsAdded an API for event listings (more on that soon)Backlog Putting a full list togetherBottlenecks Apple Developer accountWildcard Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get it, Buy it, Love it, by April DunfordLet’s take this offline You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.comYou’re doing great; see you next week

    30 min

  4. 15/08/2025

    Nudging a user when they've strayed off the path

    Don’t try and debug code when you’re already late for an appointment. It just leads to chasing your tail. The changelog Added user onboardingThe new workflow system is livePreflight event checklists are now a thingMark recorded a blasphemous TikTok pilotThe backlog Figuring out what’s next in the user flowAuto-emailing checklist items that have immediate requirementsAdding a Publish button and state to events and pagesBottlenecks Marketing has been a big concern – I’m not getting a second mortgage The 1up Friends to bounce video ideas off Let’s take this offline You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com

    30 min

  5. 08/08/2025

    Mark still builds web apps like it's 2005

    When it comes to WYSIWYG, you can probably ship a lot less code than you think. And Bleach is better than Markdown. The changelog The checkout modal is doneGot the content block editor workingFrontend pages are atomic and sexyThe backlog Mark wants to add calendar attachments to ticket emails. Bottlenecks Mark is nervous about how I implement workflows 1up JSON Schema is very cool  Let’s take this offline You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com

    30 min

  6. 01/08/2025

    Stop writing emails like it's 2005

    Don’t spend your time writing HTML tables by hand just so you have attractive emails. The changelog QR code and text code entry doneTickets are now emailed to their respective personBootstrap Email FTW (+ kudos to @jhthompson for his Python port)The backlog Mark needs to build a checkout widgetBottlenecks Designing sparse pages that look nice is a challengeThe 1up The Flurry staging server now runs out of Mark's flatLet’s take this offline You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadmanIf you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com

    30 min

  7. 25/07/2025

    Mark squealed when he figured out how to do this

    If you’re going to spend 8 hours a day on your keyboard, make sure all the keys work consistently or you end up with _ypos in your _opy. The changelog Attendees can now obtain tickets via a checkout processMark built an elegant way of making ticket imagesOrganisers will have a check-in kiosk on their iPadThe backlog Mark still needs to figure out how to email ticketsIs it a good idea to send people their ticket code an hour before the event?Bottlenecks So many great ideas for marketing, so little time.The 1up Flurry had its first validation

    29 min
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Mark Steadman is building a new way to handle community events and activities. Check in each week as he charts the progress to building his next Software as a Service offering.

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