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Kriti’s work log archive: 2023-10

2023-10-31 (Tue)

Partial day due to various medical issues

  • 1:1 with Sean
  • 1:1 with Mukesh
  • 1:1 with Adam
  • Sent out email about grant
  • Prepped for call with Ian (Wednesday)
  • Prepped for tomorrow’s weekly meeting
  • Email + Matrix catch up

2023-10-30 (Mon)

  • Long call with Dom about feedback etc.
  • Call with Adam and Sam to figure out next steps for org transition
  • Email + Matrix catch up
  • A bunch of minor tasks
    • Reviewed Pavish’s user email
    • Wrote a draft of another email
  • Call with user (with Brent)
  • Set up AWS account so Brent can help a couple of users

2023-10-27 (Fri)

  • Team event
  • 1:1 with Ghislaine
  • Discussion with Pavish & Sean about following up after user research call
  • Figured out a platform for sending rewards to international users (took WAY too much time)
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • plus responses + small action items
    • caught up on some overdue replies
  • Call with Ian

2023-10-26 (Thu)

  • Prep for user call on Friday w/ Pavish and Brent
  • Call with Brent to walk through new GitHub Actions job strategy + general prioritization
  • 2 x catch-up calls with past colleagues
  • 1:1 with Pavish (originally supposed to be call with SJ)
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • plus responses + small action items
  • Figured out offboarding tasks for Dom, Rajat, Mukesh
    • Sent some emails
  • Merged website PR https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar-website/pull/95

2023-10-25 (Wed)

Partial day, doctor’s appointment

  • Short call with Sean to discuss priorities
  • Reviewed DB connections spec from Sean
  • Call with Pavish (and briefly Brent) to discuss how Mathesar could help with WMF ecosystem
  • Call with IP lawyer about org / project name
  • Call with lawyer about next steps for org transition
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • plus responses + small action items
  • Debugged Maubot failure, turned GitHub bot back on.

2023-10-24 (Tue)

  • Calls with most people on the team
  • “How to Raise Money” final workshop session
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses

2023-10-23 (Mon)

  • Call with Pavish
  • Call with Brent
  • Call with Sean
  • Call with Sam
  • Agenda for upcoming lawyer call
  • A bunch of other administrative work
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses

2023-10-20 (Fri)

  • Call with AJP re: Mathesar use cases etc.
  • External call re: funding and board logistics
  • External call re: some admin stuff and board logistics
  • A couple of calls with Adam and Sam to talk through some admin stuff
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses
    • Various admin follow ups
    • Followed up on Matrix issues
  • Worked on some admin related comms

2023-10-19 (Thu)

  • Call with Ghislaine to work through user research comms
  • Brainstorming discussion with Brent
  • 1:1 with Adam
  • Meeting with potential work coach
  • Worked on strategy and org structure writeups
  • Picked remaining benefits
  • Matrix homeserver debugging
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses
    • Various admin follow ups
  • Research into Technology Errors & Omissions insurance

2023-10-18 (Wed)

  • DB & permissions UX meeting part 2
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses
  • Various administrative follow ups (legal, accounting, meeting scheduling, etc.)
  • A bunch of thinking / brainstorming about
    • org structure
    • product strategy
    • fundraising
    • hiring
  • Quick call with Pavish to finalize email template for survey respondent outreach

2023-10-17 (Tue)

  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses
  • Meeting re: databases & permission UX brainstorming
  • Checked in on benefits
  • Checked in with GSoC contributors / interns about their experience
  • Lots of admin / comms / follow ups
  • Meeting with mentor to figure out next steps for fundraising

2023-10-16 (Mon)

  • Administrative
    • Read through new by-law templates and sent comments to lawyer
    • Followed up with lawyer re: board roster
    • Followed up with lawyer re: org structure stuff
    • Checked on benefits updates (none yet)
    • Call with Trinet (potential payroll provider)
  • User research
    • Reached out to AJP
    • Updated CRM entries
    • SavvyCal account clean up
  • Community
    • Signed up for GitHub Open Source Friday event
    • Looked through backend issues for new contributor
  • Internal meetings
    • 1:1 with Brent
    • 1:1 with Sean
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up + responses

2023-10-13 (Fri)

  • Team event
  • 1:1 with Ghislaine
  • Call with Adam about operations / finance stuff
  • Bunch of follow ups and comms related to: funding, legal, operations
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • Bunch of replies
    • Scheduled meetings

2023-10-12 (Thu)

  • Call with Sean re: user research & installation work for release 0.1.4
  • Call with SJ & Pavish re: Mathesar use cases for WMF ecosystem and next steps
  • Call with Insperity about their services
  • Call with Mukesh about installation work for release 0.1.4
  • Did some research into team event activities
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • Bunch of replies

2023-10-11 (Wed)

Partial day due to some medical stuff.

  • Call with Adam & Sam re: org transition
  • Call with just Sam about org transiiton
  • Picked medical benefits
  • A whole bunch of legal follow ups
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • Bunch of replies

2023-10-10 (Tue)

Partial day due to doctor appointment.

  • Call with Ghislaine, Pavish, Sean re: user research next steps
  • Call with Adam & Sam re: org transition
  • Call with Ian re: funding and board
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up

2023-10-09 (Mon)

Out of office for US holiday.

2023-10-06 (Fri)

  • (Very long) call with potential Mathesar user, helped with installation
    • Cleaned up and posted notes in our user CRM
  • Wrote up questions about org by-laws and sent to lawyer
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • Lots of related follow-ups & responses
  • Followed up on and updated CCI org transition / admin tasks document
  • Figured out next team event organizer (me)

2023-10-05 (Thu)

  • Team meeting
    • Posted weekly meeting notes
  • 1:1 with Ghislaine
  • Reviewed new draft of user email
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • Lots of related follow-ups & responses
  • Read through and took notes on organization by-laws
  • Reviewed all of Gusto benefits renewal options
  • Called Gusto to ask them for new packages
  • Wrote up blurb about Mathesar and planned activities for insurance
  • Read through and followed up on team work logs
  • Wrote script for user call tomorrow

2023-10-04 (Wed)

  • Mathesar-related:
    • Set up for new GitHub repo
      • Also documented the process
    • Discussed agenda for tomorrow’s meeting with Sean
    • Continued organizing / planning upcoming priorities & work
  • Administrative and org-related:
    • Call with accountant
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
    • Lots of related follow-ups
    • Scheduled some calls

2023-10-03 (Tue)

  • (Long) 1:1 with Brent
  • Call with Gusto re: next year’s benefits
    • Read through and researched benefits options to prep
  • Check in with Sam & Adam about various transition-related issues
  • Email + GitHub + Matrix catch up
  • Call with organizational insurance provider
  • Various follow ups with companies, lawyers etc.
  • Initial review of DB setup UI pull request
  • Initial review of user contact email + some suggested changes
  • Set up SavvyCal team
  • Moved weekly meeting
  • Followed up on a bunch of other emails

2023-10-02 (Mon)

Partial day, migraine

  • Call with new lawyer abount various legal issues and next steps
  • Caught up with email, some responses
  • Some small administrative tasks and follow ups