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
- Set up for new GitHub repo
- 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 about various legal issues and next steps
- Caught up with email, some responses
- Some small administrative tasks and follow ups