Andrew's been with us for two weeks. Here's what two weeks of focus looks like.
50 commits. 60,900+ lines of code added.
That number sounds big because it is. Andrew has been building the infrastructure layer that everything else will sit on — the pipelines that connect to email providers, the processing architecture, the data model. It's the part of the product no one will ever see, and it's the most important part. You can't build a reliable consumer experience on shaky infrastructure. He's not cutting corners.
We did a full technical review together this morning — all three founders, laptops open, going through the architecture decisions made in week two. Every choice was documented, every tradeoff visible. There were no surprises. When you hire well, working sessions feel like alignment checks rather than fire drills.
One of the best things about building with people you trust: you can give feedback directly, hear it back directly, and leave the meeting energized instead of drained.
We're building something that will run reliably for thousands of parents. The infrastructure has to be worth it.
Alpha target: July 15. We're ahead of pace.
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What stood out wasn't the velocity—it was the emphasis on making the architecture and decisions visible as the team grows.
When everyone understands the reasoning behind the work, reviews become alignment instead of damage control. That usually scales much better than trying to move fast through individual heroics.